State provider profile · CMS NPPES
North Carolina Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in North Carolina - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 192,289
- Providers
- 594
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 11th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
North Carolina has 192,289 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 11th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 192,289
- NPPES-registered providers
- 11th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 20%
- by provider count
- 7.1%
- Clinical Social Worker (largest specialty)
Where North Carolina ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
192,289 Top 20% higher than 80% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
192,289 providers across 594 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties North Carolina has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, North Carolina has about 2× the national share of physician assistants and only 0.67× the share of registered nurses. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in North Carolina
Less common in North Carolina
- Registered Nurse 0.67×
Each multiple is North Carolina's share of that specialty divided by its national share, among specialties with at least 3,000 providers in-state. Source: CMS NPPES, current release.
How to read this directory
This count includes every individual clinician, physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and psychologists, with a current active National Provider Identifier on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a primary practice address in North Carolina. Organizations such as hospitals, group practices, and pharmacies carry their own separate NPPES records and are deliberately not included in this individual-provider total, and each clinician is counted once under their registered primary taxonomy. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
Important: this is a directory of public CMS government data, not a quality ranking, a review aggregator, or medical advice. NPPES records are self-reported and refreshed monthly, so a listed address or phone number can lag reality; always call the office to confirm location, insurance acceptance, and new-patient availability before booking. Verify licensure and disciplinary history, which are not shown here, through the NPI Registry and your state medical board.
North Carolina at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in North Carolina
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 594 specialties total
- Top specialty: Clinical Social Worker
- 13,720
- 7.1% of North Carolina's 192,289 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 13,720 |
| 2 | Behavior Technician | 12,252 |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 9,597 |
| 4 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 8,660 |
| 5 | Physical Therapist | 8,236 |
| 6 | Physician Assistant | 8,056 |
| 7 | Mental Health Counselor | 8,010 |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 6,292 |
| 9 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 5,858 |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Physician | 4,871 |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physician | 4,653 |
| 12 | Professional Counselor | 4,622 |
| 13 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 4,410 |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 4,232 |
| 15 | Nurse Practitioner | 3,928 |
| 16 | General Practice Dentistry | 3,626 |
| 17 | Registered Nurse | 3,202 |
| 18 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 2,987 |
| 19 | Registered Dietitian | 2,555 |
| 20 | Pediatrics Physician | 2,419 |
Which cities in North Carolina have the most providers?
Top cities in North Carolina by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Charlotte
Charlotte
22,689 providers
- Raleigh
Raleigh
15,810 providers
- Durham
Durham
12,903 providers
- Winston Salem
Winston Salem
9,084 providers
- Asheville 7,913
Asheville
7,913 providers
- Greensboro 7,773
Greensboro
7,773 providers
- Chapel Hill 7,274
Chapel Hill
7,274 providers
- Fayetteville 6,651
Fayetteville
6,651 providers
- Wilmington 6,275
Wilmington
6,275 providers
- Greenville 5,490
Greenville
5,490 providers
What this shows Charlotte leads North Carolina's 30+ reporting cities; provider supply concentrates in the largest metros, so a statewide total understates rural access gaps.
Full city breakdown with each city's share of the state total:
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 22,689 |
| 2 | Raleigh | 15,810 |
| 3 | Durham | 12,903 |
| 4 | Winston Salem | 9,084 |
| 5 | Asheville | 7,913 |
| 6 | Greensboro | 7,773 |
| 7 | Chapel Hill | 7,274 |
| 8 | Fayetteville | 6,651 |
| 9 | Wilmington | 6,275 |
| 10 | Greenville | 5,490 |
| 11 | Cary | 5,291 |
| 12 | Concord | 3,263 |
| 13 | Gastonia | 2,754 |
| 14 | Hickory | 2,053 |
| 15 | High Point | 1,975 |
| 16 | Jacksonville | 1,943 |
| 17 | New Bern | 1,770 |
| 18 | Fort Bragg | 1,691 |
| 19 | Salisbury | 1,618 |
| 20 | Hendersonville | 1,588 |
| 21 | Mooresville | 1,536 |
| 22 | Huntersville | 1,433 |
| 23 | Camp Lejeune | 1,382 |
| 24 | Burlington | 1,358 |
| 25 | Matthews | 1,336 |
| 26 | Goldsboro | 1,328 |
| 27 | Pinehurst | 1,249 |
| 28 | Statesville | 1,143 |
| 29 | Monroe | 1,090 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 1,069 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - North Carolina
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for North Carolina licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View North Carolina disciplinary trends →Using the North Carolina data
North Carolina has 192,289 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: North Carolina's provider mix differs from the national distribution, and the per-specialty pages show who actually practices here. Browse specialties
- Verify any shortlisted provider's federal record and license before booking, registration alone is not a quality signal. NPI lookup
- Check North Carolina's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
Counts reflect CMS NPPES registrations, which can lag retirements and relocations. PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.
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