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Position in NurseSend Database
- 95,392 healthcare professionals in NurseSend hold the Nurse Practitioner specialty. Karen Payne is one of them.
- 2,382 Nurse Practitioners are based in NC (out of 26,408 total healthcare contacts in that state).
- 1,497 contacts at Atrium Health are tracked in NurseSend.
- Typical Nurse Practitioner compensation in NC: $82,000 – $158,000 (median $117,000). Source: BLS OEWS adjusted for state cost of labor.
- Top employers of Nurse Practitioners in NC: Duke University Health System (102), Novant Health (88), Atrium Health (87).
- 2% of Nurse Practitioners in NC hold a senior title (Manager, Director, Charge Nurse, Supervisor, Lead, etc.).
- 83% of Nurse Practitioners in NC have verified education credentials on file.
Data refreshed July 2026 · Compiled from NPI public registry, state nursing licensing boards, and verified public LinkedIn data. Methodology & sources.
Recruiting Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioners (NPs) provide advanced clinical care and often practice with independence. Recruiting an NP like Karen Payne typically requires emphasizing autonomy, patient panel size, and prescriptive authority. NPs are in high demand for primary care, urgent care, and specialty clinics.