1,604 psychiatrists in North Carolina accept Medicare assignment, which means they can bill CHAMPVA. Here is how to find one and what to ask before you book.
| Psychiatrists in North Carolina | 1,604 |
| Where North Carolina ranks nationally | 10th of 51 states |
| Share of all US psychiatrists | 3.1% |
| All CHAMPVA-billable providers in North Carolina | 114,428 |
| North Carolina cities with verified local listings | 12 |
Counts come from the federal CMS Doctors and Clinicians registry, refreshed 2026-09-07. The VA publishes no CHAMPVA provider directory, so this is the closest thing to one.
Military North Carolina is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Fort Liberty and 1 more installations, so practices in those communities see CHAMPVA families regularly and are often the easiest yes.
Real practice locations pulled from the federal NPPES registry, each with a street address and a local phone number. Always ask the billing office to confirm CHAMPVA before you book.
Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
📍 710 Military Cutoff Rd
Wilmington, NC 28405Get directions
Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
📍 1616 Doctors Cir
Wilmington, NC 28401Get directions
Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
📍 201 N Eugene St
Greensboro, NC 27401Get directions
Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
📍 510 N Elam Ave Ste 301
Greensboro, NC 27403Get directions
Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
📍 39 Office Park Dr Ste A
Jacksonville, NC 28546Get directions
Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
📍 200 Tarpon Trl
Jacksonville, NC 28546Get directions
Results come from the federal NPPES registry with real practice addresses and local phone numbers. Add a city to narrow it down.
Each city page opens with the psychiatry filter already applied.
Among the seven clinician types we count by state, psychiatry is the 6th largest in North Carolina with 1,604 providers, behind cardiologists (2,004) and internal medicine doctors (5,739), and ahead of psychologists (853). That matters when you are deciding how wide to cast your net: a larger pool usually means a shorter drive and a faster appointment.
The deepest benches in North Carolina are Goldsboro with 166 verified local providers, Asheville with 165 verified local providers, Wilmington with 154 verified local providers, and we list 9 more North Carolina cities. Start with the nearest one, then widen if nobody is taking new patients.
Outpatient psychiatric visits and medication management are covered with the standard deductible and 25 percent cost share, and no referral is required. The VA's current preauthorization list names inpatient mental health care and care for alcohol or substance use disorders, so a hospital stay or a treatment program needs advance approval, while office visits do not. Care obtained at a VA facility under the CHAMPVA In-house Treatment Initiative needs no approval at all.
The rules above are federal, so they read the same in North Carolina as anywhere else. Our psychiatrists page has the full detail including anything that needs advance approval.
1,604 clinicians in North Carolina are listed in the federal CMS registry under psychiatry, and clinicians who accept Medicare assignment can bill CHAMPVA. That is the 10th largest pool of any state. Each practice still decides for itself, so confirm with the billing office before you book.
No. CHAMPVA does not require referrals anywhere in the country. A short list of services needs preauthorization instead, such as inpatient mental health care and organ transplants.
After a $50 per person yearly deductible you pay 25 percent of the CHAMPVA allowable amount, and your family's out-of-pocket costs for covered care stop at $3,000 a year. A provider who accepts CHAMPVA cannot bill you above the allowable.
More on CHAMPVA and psychiatrists or every CHAMPVA provider in North Carolina.