Doctors and health care providers in North Carolina
200,340 individual NPPES records list a practice address in North Carolina, 1,849 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 341 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the North Carolina Medical Board search.
Family Medicine is North Carolina's largest physician specialty
36,022 records in North Carolina list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its North Carolina list:
Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Across every provider type, Clinical Social Worker is the largest group
Charlotte has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
1,838 North Carolina entries on the federal exclusion list
17 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in North Carolina: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a North Carolina address, five most common authorities.
The 30 North Carolina cities with the most records
- Charlotte23,603
- Raleigh16,309
- Durham13,451
- Winston Salem10,040
- Greensboro8,190
- Asheville8,173
- Chapel Hill7,608
- Fayetteville7,028
- Wilmington6,526
- Greenville5,742
- Cary5,665
- Concord3,418
- Gastonia2,833
- Hickory2,124
- High Point2,045
- Jacksonville2,027
- Fort Bragg1,920
- New Bern1,823
- Hendersonville1,658
- Salisbury1,654
- Mooresville1,616
- Huntersville1,525
- Matthews1,421
- Burlington1,403
- Camp Lejeune1,394
- Goldsboro1,359
- Pinehurst1,305
- Statesville1,194
- Monroe1,160
- Wake Forest1,106
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in North Carolina?
200,340 individual NPPES records list a practice address in North Carolina, under 582 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.
What is the most common physician specialty in North Carolina?
Family Medicine, with 4,953 records, followed by internal medicine (4,056). Across every provider type the largest group is Clinical Social Worker (15,561 records).
How do I find a doctor in North Carolina?
Open a physician specialty above for its North Carolina list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to NC. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.
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.