Physical & Occupational Therapy in Carolina Beach, NC
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10 registered licensed therapists
14.6 per 10,000 residents
175th of 510 places in NC
population 6,870
There are 10 licensed therapists registered in Carolina Beach. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (9) and occupational therapist (1).
That is roughly 4.1 providers per square mile of land area, or 14.6 per 10,000 residents.
Density is the closest public proxy for how hard it will be to get an appointment, but it is only a proxy. It counts everyone with a registered address here, including people who have retired, moved or stopped taking new clients — nothing forces those records to be updated. Read it as an encouraging upper bound rather than a promise.
Carolina Beach is the 175th largest concentration in North Carolina by number of providers, accounting for under 0.1% of the state total.
The mix here is unusually concentrated: physical therapist outnumber the next largest group by more than three to one. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training, so a lopsided mix usually says more about how North Carolina licenses its providers than about what is available to you.
10 is a small enough number that availability, not choice, will decide how quickly you are seen. Licences are issued at state level, so the practical pool is usually wider than this page shows: 14,771 licensed therapists are registered across North Carolina, and many practices now offer appointments by video. The towns listed further down are the next places to look.
These counts come from the federal NPI registry. A provider appears here if they hold an active NPI with a practice address in this area — it does not mean they are currently accepting new clients, and the registry does not record insurance, fees or availability.
Licence types in Carolina Beach
Everyone registered in Carolina Beach
| Name | Licence type | Practice address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Libonati, OTR/L | Occupational Therapist | 1718 SEARAY LN, 28428 | (910) 458-2779 |
| Nicole Becken, PT | Physical Therapist | 1140 N LAKE PARK BLVD, 28428 | (910) 540-3517 |
| Kaitlyn Carpenter, PT, DPT | Physical Therapist | 1300 BRIDGE BARRIER RD STE 3, 28428 | (910) 636-3574 |
| Sherie Edwards, PT | Physical Therapist | 1300 BRIDGE BARRIER RD, 28428 | (910) 458-8884 |
| Erika Ely | Physical Therapist | 1300 BRIDGE BARRIER RD STE 3, 28428 | (910) 636-3574 |
| Tayler Eshbach | Physical Therapist | 1300 BRIDGE BARRIER RD, 28428 | (910) 636-3574 |
| Laurie Etherington, PT | Physical Therapist | 1300 BRIDGE BARRIER RD, 28428 | (910) 458-8884 |
| Katie Friske, DPT | Physical Therapist | 1018 LAKE PARK BLVD N STE 103, 28428 | (910) 636-3457 |
| Samantha Huebner, DPT | Physical Therapist | 1300 BRIDGE BARRIER RD, 28428 | (910) 458-8884 |
| Gregory Musgnug, DPT | Physical Therapist | 1300 BRIDGE BARRIER RD STE 3, 28428 | (910) 636-3574 |
Nearby places
| Place | Providers | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Southport | 64 | 15.7 km |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | 3 | 17.3 km |
| Wilmington | 484 | 18.7 km |
| Wrightsville Beach | 10 | 21.2 km |
| Belville | 5 | 21.5 km |
| Bolivia | 17 | 23.0 km |
| Leland | 53 | 23.2 km |
| Oak Island | 3 | 24.6 km |