North Carolina outside metro areas

Non-metro area · 29 counties · 1,220 individual providers in 44 specialties, 2024

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Individual providers by data year: 2020: 1,149 · 2021: 1,182 · 2022: 1,164 · 2023: 1,188 · 2024: 1,220.

Specialties practicing in North Carolina outside metro areas, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	319
Family Practice	181
Physician Assistant	138
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	92
Internal Medicine	75
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	44
Emergency Medicine	43
Optometry	43
Chiropractic	28
General Surgery	28
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	28
Hospitalist	23
Obstetrics & Gynecology	21
Orthopedic Surgery	18
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	15
Psychiatry	14
Urology	10
Anesthesiology	9
Dermatology	8
Otolaryngology	7
Podiatry	7
Cardiology	6
Diagnostic Radiology	6
Licensed Professional Counselor	6
Ophthalmology	6
Certified Nurse Midwife	5
Gastroenterology	5
Psychologist, Clinical	5
Audiologist	4
General Practice	3
Hematology-Oncology	3
Interventional Pain Management	3
Pathology	2
Pediatric Medicine	2
Radiation Oncology	2
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	2
Speech Language Pathologist	2
Gynecological Oncology	1
Neurology	1
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	1
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	1
Pulmonary Disease	1
Rheumatology	1
Sports Medicine	1

Counties outside any metro area

37005, 37009, 37011, 37015, 37017, 37033, 37039, 37041, 37043, 37047, 37061, 37075, 37077, 37079, 37091, 37095, 37099, 37113, 37117, 37121, 37123, 37143, 37149, 37163, 37173, 37177, 37185, 37187, 37199.

Providers are placed by the dominant county and CBSA of their practice ZIP code.

Hospitals in North Carolina outside metro areas

Harris Regional Hospital (271 affiliated clinicians)
Vidant Chowan Hospital (264 affiliated clinicians)
Columbus Regional Healthcare System (253 affiliated clinicians)
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital (240 affiliated clinicians)
Erlanger Murphy Medical Center (225 affiliated clinicians)
Advent Health Polk (205 affiliated clinicians)
Ashe Memorial Hospital (199 affiliated clinicians)
Granville Health Systems (155 affiliated clinicians)
Vidant Duplin Hospital (145 affiliated clinicians)
Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital (142 affiliated clinicians)
Highlands Cashiers Hospital (139 affiliated clinicians)
Angel Medical Center (123 affiliated clinicians)
Sampson Regional Medical Center (120 affiliated clinicians)
Ecu Health Bertie Hospital (108 affiliated clinicians)
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital (105 affiliated clinicians)
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital (96 affiliated clinicians)
Dlp Swain County Hospital LLC (68 affiliated clinicians)
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (67 affiliated clinicians)
Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hosp (63 affiliated clinicians)
Alleghany Memorial Hospital (58 affiliated clinicians)
Washington County Hosp Inc (19 affiliated clinicians)

All hospitals in North Carolina

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data year 2024.