NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physical Therapy Assistant in North Carolina

1,959 NPPES records list physical therapy assistant with a practice address in North Carolina, 18 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. Raleigh and Charlotte have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 5 of 40.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 225200000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Raleigh has the most, 137

  1. Raleigh137
  2. Charlotte120
  3. Fayetteville72
  4. Wilmington71
  5. Winston Salem61

Physical Therapy Assistant records in North Carolina

  1. Russell BridgesMorganton, NC 286551073074449
  2. Maria BriggsFort Bragg, NC 283101093132995
  3. Diana Bright, PTABlack Mountain, NC 287111124859681
  4. Kristen Brininger, PTARaleigh, NC 276121649673542
  5. Madison BrinkleySouthern Pines, NC 283871194284620
  6. Sheila Brinkley, ASSO. APPLIED SCILenoir, NC 286451447451356
  7. Monica Brinson, LPTAWhiteville, NC 284721740463249
  8. Sara Britt, PTA, CDPPinetown, NC 278651235714981
  9. Sondra Britt, PTASouthern Pines, NC 283871104157429
  10. Ethan BrockWarsaw, NC 283981568940948
  11. Emily BrooksMount Olive, NC 283651699602508
  12. Norman Brooks, PTAWrightsville Beach, NC 284801467668244
  13. Aaron Brower, PTACharlotte, NC 282261265163000
  14. Angela Brown, PTAWinston Salem, NC 271061518436708
  15. Ashleigh BrownHendersonville, NC 287921023386323
  16. Dipa Brown, PTAKnightdale, NC 275451912274945
  17. Ethan Brown, PTAWaxhaw, NC 281731710676812
  18. Matthew BrownCherry Point, NC 285331255285185
  19. Michelle Brown, PTARaleigh, NC 276151720362361
  20. Michelle Brown, LPTAMooresville, NC 281151306060892
  21. Nicole Brown, LPTAValdese, NC 286901588831671
  22. Rachel Brown, PTAAhoskie, NC 279101356503288
  23. Robert Brown, PTAFort Liberty, NC 283101457949273
  24. Ruth Brown, PTAAlbemarle, NC 280011306400742
  25. Shelley Brown, LPTAWilliamston, NC 278921073918611
  26. Shelley BrownShelby, NC 281501538573332
  27. Nicole Brown-Smedley, PTAReidsville, NC 273201285024661
  28. Emily BrubakerBurlington, NC 272151144071267
  29. Joshua BruinsmaHillsborough, NC 272781972841096
  30. William BrummettGreensboro, NC 274061477002798
  31. Brandon BryantHigh Point, NC 272601285034017
  32. Eric Bryant, LPTACharlotte, NC 282101164799011
  33. Zachary Bryant, PTARaleigh, NC 276121740856392
  34. Emily Bryson, PTABrevard, NC 287121427490028
  35. Ryann BubacRaleigh, NC 276141184856213
  36. Dawnene BucherHigh Point, NC 272601821437583
  37. David Buffkin, PTACharlotte, NC 282101205616836
  38. Deborah Bufkin, PTAWilkesboro, NC 286971407015621
  39. Judy Bulla, PTANew Bern, NC 285601053573139
  40. Michaela BullinsEden, NC 272881154857951
  41. Tieka BunchDurham, NC 277031982445862
  42. Anamaria Bundy, LPTAElizabeth City, NC 279091295963510
  43. Barbara Bundy, PTADurham, NC 277041467818963
  44. Donna Burby, PTAJackson, NC 278451164013249
  45. Sarah BurfordCharlotte, NC 282091043197312
  46. Joel Burgess, PTASalisbury, NC 281441598070815
  47. Nancy Burk, PTACharlotte, NC 282771760681977
  48. Justin BurkeWinston Salem, NC 271031386205706
  49. Victoria Burke, LPTAFayetteville, NC 283041063664373
  50. Carol BurkieRocky Point, NC 284571477716611

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225200000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. South Carolina18
  2. Oregon18
  3. Texas18
  4. North Carolina18
  5. Montana18
  6. Washington18
  7. 50 states and D.C.18

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225200000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. North Carolina0.1%
  2. United States0.1%

Physical Therapy Assistant records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file2 of 1,959 · 0.1% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file5 · 0.3% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,452 · 74.1% here, 73.0% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 225200000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,959 NPPES records list physical therapy assistant (225200000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 18 per 100,000 residents against 18 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Raleigh has 137 of them (7%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Michigan1,994
  2. Virginia1,780
  3. Indiana1,717
  4. Wisconsin2,202

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Texas18.1
  2. Oregon18.1
  3. South Carolina18.2
  4. Montana17.8

The largest states

  1. Florida5,908
  2. Texas5,519
  3. California3,554
  4. Pennsylvania3,048
  5. Ohio2,916

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.