NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in North Carolina

9,279 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in North Carolina, 86 per 100,000 residents, the 1st highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Raleigh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 186 of 186.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · method

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

Charlotte has the most, 1,308

  1. Charlotte1,308
  2. Raleigh724
  3. Winston Salem665
  4. Durham511
  5. Wilmington369

Physician Assistant records in North Carolina

  1. Lauren Zenker, PA-CRaleigh, NC 276141689127813
  2. Kamilla Zeter, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071669284428
  3. Phillip Ziady, PA-CGoldsboro, NC 275341134397474
  4. Ivy Ziccarelli, PA-CMatthews, NC 281051629434691
  5. Kimberly Ziefel, PA-CAsheboro, NC 272031285295006
  6. Amanda ZieglerCharlotte, NC 282621295510220
  7. Laura Ziemba, PA-CWilmington, NC 284031629202346
  8. Kristen ZieminskiCharlotte, NC 282771215565577
  9. Sophia Zientek, PA-CWilmington, NC 284031205524105
  10. Catherine Zimel, PA CWilmington, NC 284011215607841
  11. Hannah Zimmer, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282621922995034
  12. Andrew Zimmerman, PA-CDurham, NC 277041255725669
  13. Daniel Zimmerman, PA-CWilmington, NC 284011598793036
  14. Diane Zimmerman, PA-CDurham, NC 277051720042807
  15. Jessica Zimmerman, PA-CDurham, NC 277101326437153
  16. Deborah Zimmermann, P.A.Winston Salem, NC 271031568562320
  17. Matthias Zimmermann, PAWalkertown, NC 270511316908486
  18. Kaitlyn Zingsheim, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282031396589032
  19. Charlotte ZinkHigh Point, NC 272621588556708
  20. William Zink, PABrevard, NC 287121093832297
  21. Adam Zirkle, PA-CRaleigh, NC 276101457549875
  22. Mobeen Zohra, PA-CGreensboro, NC 274011336640333
  23. Eric Zufall, PAHuntersville, NC 280781619214756
  24. Yadira Zuniga, PA-CLumberton, NC 283581639875065
  25. Carley Zurfluh, PA-CFayetteville, NC 283041477050508
  26. Kathleen Zurich, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031750538724
  27. Chelsea Zurl, PA-CRaleigh, NC 276121497110498
  28. Tracey Zusman, RPA-CSchenectady, NC 123081932411451
  29. Brandon Zwick, PAWinston Salem, NC 271571780317958

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 1 of 51 per resident

  1. North Carolina86
  2. District of Columbia82
  3. New York79
  4. 50 states and D.C.49

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.9% 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 Carolina80.9%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file7,505 of 9,279 · 80.9% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file6,371 · 68.7% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more3,203 · 34.5% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2017 · the 6,366 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363A00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

9,279 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 86 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 1,308 of them (14%).

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. Florida10,257
  2. Pennsylvania8,020
  3. Texas10,999
  4. Michigan6,989

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. District of Columbia82.2
  2. New York79.5
  3. Alaska73.9
  4. South Dakota73.3

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. California14,451
  3. Texas10,999
  4. Florida10,257
  5. Pennsylvania8,020

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.