Find a Medicaid Dentist in North Carolina
1,265 dental providers are state-listed on North Carolina’s official Medicaid and CHIP dental submission, including 588 marked as accepting new patients. State-listed means on the roster, not a booking guarantee: call to confirm they take your plan.
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The complete North Carolina roster behind this directory is a downloadable CSV on the Rates plan at $29 a month.
North Carolina Medicaid dental coverage stats
Source: North Carolina’s submission to the federal InsureKidsNow dentist locator, which every state Medicaid program is required to keep current (CMS-10291), including managed-care networks. Listings carry state update dates as recent as 2025-12-11. Published rosters overstate active participation; studies phone-confirm roughly two-thirds of official listings. Always call the office to confirm.
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Where North Carolina’s Medicaid dentists are
State-listed providers by city, from the most recent North Carolina submission.
North Carolina Medicaid & CHIP dental plans
Dentists participate per plan, not per program. When you call, name the specific plan on your card.
What North Carolina Medicaid pays dentists
Reimbursement shapes participation: states that pay dentists more list more of them. North Carolina’s published dental fee schedule (2025) covers 222 procedure codes.
See North Carolina Medicaid dental ratesWork in billing or credentialing? The complete North Carolina Medicaid network list is a downloadable CSV on the ProviderSignal Rates plan.
North Carolina Medicaid dentist FAQ
How do I find a dentist that takes Medicaid in North Carolina?
North Carolina lists 1,265 dental providers on its official Medicaid and CHIP submission to the federal InsureKidsNow locator. Coverage is deepest in Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham. Being state-listed means the provider appears on the program's roster, not a guarantee they are taking new patients today. Call to confirm they accept your specific plan.
How many dentists accept Medicaid in North Carolina?
1,265 dental providers are state-listed for North Carolina Medicaid and CHIP. Published rosters overstate active participation (studies phone-confirm roughly two-thirds of official listings), so treat the number as a ceiling, not a count of dentists ready to book you in.
Are these North Carolina Medicaid dentists accepting new patients?
588 of the 1,265 state-listed North Carolina providers are marked as accepting new Medicaid patients in the state's most recent submission. That flag runs ahead of reality: panels close and staff change, so always call the office to confirm before booking.
Does North Carolina Medicaid cover dental for adults?
Pediatric dental is federally mandated under EPSDT in every state; adult dental is an optional benefit each state funds independently. See what North Carolina Medicaid actually pays for common procedures on our North Carolina fee-schedule page, and confirm current adult coverage with the state program. North Carolina Medicaid dental rates
How current is this North Carolina Medicaid dentist list?
North Carolina's listings carry state update dates as recent as 2025-12-11. States are federally required to keep their InsureKidsNow submissions current, and ProviderSignal re-syncs the full national corpus quarterly. Listings still drift between updates, which is why every count on this page says call to confirm.
Medicaid dentists in nearby states
Medicaid is state-specific: an out-of-state dentist usually can’t bill your plan, but if you’re moving or live near the border, these directories cover North Carolina’s neighbors.