North Carolina
42,680 individual providers in 87 specialties, 2024 · 39 metro and micro areas
Market Comparisons are prepared for one specialty in one metro area (or the state's area outside metro areas). View sample report
Individual providers by data year: 2020: 37,585 · 2021: 39,027 · 2022: 39,902 · 2023: 41,119 · 2024: 42,680.
Specialties practicing in North Carolina, 2024
| Specialty | Individual providers |
|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | 7,225 |
| Physician Assistant | 6,303 |
| Family Practice | 2,740 |
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | 2,634 |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | 2,567 |
| Internal Medicine | 2,554 |
| Emergency Medicine | 1,499 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 1,040 |
| Anesthesiology | 1,034 |
| Optometry | 983 |
| Hospitalist | 925 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 851 |
| Chiropractic | 785 |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 770 |
| General Surgery | 710 |
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker | 666 |
| Psychiatry | 633 |
| Cardiology | 602 |
| Ophthalmology | 512 |
| Gastroenterology | 491 |
| Neurology | 484 |
| Dermatology | 399 |
| Occupational Therapist in Private Practice | 334 |
| Hematology-Oncology | 329 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 326 |
| Urology | 320 |
| Podiatry | 316 |
| Pathology | 315 |
| Nephrology | 295 |
| Otolaryngology | 293 |
| Audiologist | 275 |
| Psychologist, Clinical | 268 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 234 |
| Infectious Disease | 199 |
| Endocrinology | 180 |
| Rheumatology | 164 |
| Radiation Oncology | 159 |
| Neurosurgery | 154 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 138 |
| Vascular Surgery | 117 |
| Licensed Professional Counselor | 110 |
| Critical Care (Intensivists) | 107 |
| Medical Oncology | 107 |
| Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional | 107 |
| Allergy/ Immunology | 102 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 99 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 95 |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 84 |
| Pediatric Medicine | 78 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 76 |
| Interventional Radiology | 74 |
| Sports Medicine | 74 |
| Thoracic Surgery | 62 |
| Pain Management | 58 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care | 52 |
| Interventional Pain Management | 47 |
| Hand Surgery | 44 |
| General Practice | 41 |
| Anesthesiology Assistant | 40 |
| Gynecological Oncology | 40 |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 37 |
| Hematology | 34 |
| Certified Nurse Midwife | 33 |
| Surgical Oncology | 32 |
| Cardiac Surgery | 31 |
| Sleep Medicine | 27 |
| Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 26 |
| Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 25 |
| Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 20 |
| Maxillofacial Surgery | 17 |
| Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 11 |
| Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 10 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 7 |
| Addiction Medicine | 6 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | 6 |
| Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 5 |
| Dentist | 5 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 5 |
| Preventive Medicine | 5 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry | 4 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 4 |
| Medical Toxicology | 3 |
| Medical Genetics and Genomics | 2 |
| Undefined Physician type | 2 |
| Adult Congenital Heart Disease | 1 |
| Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine | 1 |
| Unknown Supplier/Provider Specialty | 1 |
Metro areas and non-metro North Carolina, 2024
| Area | Type | Individual providers | Physicians |
|---|
| Albemarle, NC | Micro | 127 | 65 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | Micro | 201 | 67 |
| Asheville, NC | Metro | 2,358 | 1,028 |
| Boone, NC | Micro | 205 | 81 |
| Brevard, NC | Micro | 81 | 30 |
| Burlington, NC | Metro | 425 | 189 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (crosses a state line) | Metro | 10,493 | 4,918 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Metro | 5,065 | 3,018 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | Micro | 171 | 71 |
| Fayetteville, NC | Metro | 1,252 | 598 |
| Forest City, NC | Micro | 136 | 39 |
| Goldsboro, NC | Metro | 323 | 143 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | Metro | 2,559 | 1,178 |
| Greenville, NC | Metro | 1,505 | 832 |
| Henderson, NC | Micro | 97 | 45 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | Metro | 1,193 | 530 |
| Jacksonville, NC | Metro | 431 | 167 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | Micro | 95 | 38 |
| Kinston, NC | Micro | 155 | 79 |
| Laurinburg, NC | Micro | 110 | 48 |
| Lumberton, NC | Micro | 317 | 146 |
| Marion, NC | Micro | 59 | 14 |
| Morehead City, NC | Micro | 225 | 77 |
| Mount Airy, NC | Micro | 243 | 91 |
| New Bern, NC | Micro | 520 | 237 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | Micro | 149 | 62 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | Metro | 667 | 292 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Metro | 5,607 | 2,187 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | Micro | 105 | 42 |
| Rockingham, NC | Micro | 69 | 22 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | Metro | 378 | 166 |
| Sanford, NC | Micro | 200 | 86 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | Micro | 345 | 150 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (crosses a state line) | Metro | 6,415 | 3,204 |
| Washington, NC | Micro | 107 | 43 |
| Waynesville, NC | Micro | 143 | 65 |
| Wilmington, NC | Metro | 2,209 | 853 |
| Wilson, NC | Micro | 205 | 92 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | Metro | 3,717 | 1,956 |
| North Carolina outside metro areas | Non-metro | 1,220 | 481 |
Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in North Carolina; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.
Largest hospitals in North Carolina
- Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health (3,515 affiliated clinicians)
- Duke University Hospital (3,204 affiliated clinicians)
- North Carolina Baptist Hospital (2,201 affiliated clinicians)
- Unc Hospitals (1,933 affiliated clinicians)
- Rex Hospital (1,827 affiliated clinicians)
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (1,648 affiliated clinicians)
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center (1,500 affiliated clinicians)
- Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center (1,470 affiliated clinicians)
- Wakemed, Raleigh Campus (1,449 affiliated clinicians)
- Duke Regional Hospital (1,434 affiliated clinicians)
All 120 hospitals in North Carolina
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data year 2024. Largest by the count of clinicians.
