NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Psychologist in North Carolina

1,662 NPPES records list psychologist with a practice address in North Carolina, 15 per 100,000 residents, the 23rd highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Durham have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 34 of 34.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 103T00000X · 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, 217

  1. Charlotte217
  2. Durham162
  3. Asheville132
  4. Raleigh128
  5. Wilmington99

Psychologist records in North Carolina

  1. Susan Youngman, M.A.Clemmons, NC 270121538372339
  2. Gregory Yousey, M.A.Salisbury, NC 281441720092950
  3. Chloe ZacharyDurham, NC 277131881203966
  4. Michael Zande, PH.D.Raleigh, NC 276091891811873
  5. Michael Zelson, PHDGreensboro, NC 274051881638211
  6. Shawn ZeplinHillsborough, NC 272781578413316
  7. Yuye Zhang, PH.D.Apex, NC 275021447969274
  8. Melissa Zhiss, LPACharlotte, NC 282021154484509
  9. Edward Zimmer, M.A.Hillsborough, NC 272781700082583
  10. Diane Zimmerman, EDDFayetteville, NC 283041467537464
  11. Barry Zipper, PH.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141174564348
  12. Patti Zordich, PHDCary, NC 275111023150562

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 103T00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 23 of 51 per resident

  1. Colorado17
  2. Wisconsin16
  3. New Jersey16
  4. North Carolina15
  5. Delaware15
  6. Washington14
  7. 50 states and D.C.14

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 103T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

11.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 10.1% 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 Carolina11.5%
  2. United States10.1%

Psychologist records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file191 of 1,662 · 11.5% here, 10.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file264 · 15.9% here, 18.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,014 · 61.0% here, 63.9% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 264 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 103T00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,662 NPPES records list psychologist (103T00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 15 per 100,000 residents against 14 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 217 of them (13%).

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. Minnesota1,694
  2. Ohio1,529
  3. New Jersey1,488
  4. Maryland1,183

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Delaware14.6
  2. Wisconsin16.1
  3. Virgin Islands16.1
  4. Washington13.9

The largest states

  1. California7,304
  2. New York5,045
  3. Pennsylvania2,687
  4. Michigan2,549
  5. Massachusetts2,367

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.