NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Albert Lea, MN

327 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Albert Lea, 71st of 322 Minnesota cities. The largest group is nurse practitioner: 25, 8% of the city's records, against 2% across Minnesota. Page 2 of 7.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Albert Lea

  1. Nurse Practitioner25
  2. Clinical Social Worker25
  3. Pharmacist21
  4. Personal Care Attendant15
  5. Physical Therapist14
  6. Family Medicine Physician13
  7. Physician Assistant12
  8. Massage Therapist11

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Albert Lea in Minnesota

  • Rank in Minnesota71st of 322 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.2% of Minnesota's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups21.7% of all records

Compared with Minnesota as a whole, Albert Lea has 16.3× the state's share of personal care attendant records.

Providers in Albert Lea, alphabetically

  1. Kay Christianson, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1407078637
  2. Mark Ciota, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1184603581
  3. Curt Clarambeau, RPHPharmacist1891301404
  4. Tiffany Clark, PACPhysician Assistant1831132406
  5. Sandra Clawson, RN CNPNurse Practitioner1750360160
  6. Sandra Clover, RNOccupational Health Registered Nurse1477060234
  7. Cara Cockerill, MDOtolaryngology Physician1033404082
  8. Nancy Cooper-Cope, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1467824391
  9. Daniel Cottrell, O.D.Optometrist1144271750
  10. Jose Crespo, MDClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1942286679
  11. Katherine Deering, PHARM DPharmacist1275813891
  12. John Denow, RPHPharmacist1184041543
  13. Awani Deshmukh, MDHospitalist Physician1104181304
  14. Aliraza Dinani, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1720395114
  15. Anh Thu Do, PHARMDPharmacist1205224730
  16. John Dooley, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1770562027
  17. Samantha DooleyOccupational Therapy Assistant1134895857
  18. Diane Draper, P.T.Physical Therapist1629254511
  19. Karen Drenth-Johannsen, LADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1720821770
  20. Reese Druckenmiller, LICSWClinical Social Worker1023466620
  21. Caitlin Dunham, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1407295884
  22. Abieyuwa EboikpomwenInternal Medicine Physician1043404635
  23. Michael Eckstrom, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1841279197
  24. Douglas Edwards, D.C.Chiropractor1316037393
  25. Noah Eggebraaten, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1841609989
  26. Sherry Ekegren, LICSWClinical Social Worker1831412089
  27. Danielle Elg, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1689563728
  28. Hatem Elhagaly, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1063491496
  29. Lanice Engebretson, RN CNPNurse Practitioner1548240658
  30. Stephanie EngebretsonClinical Social Worker1891642591
  31. Sara Engelby, RNRegistered Nurse1669263646
  32. Jamaira EscobarSchool Social Worker1346180163
  33. Anita Eshelman-Peters, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1619956067
  34. Kelli Fairchild, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1245510833
  35. Jacqueline Farnes, M.T.Massage Therapist1881025856
  36. Carrie FarrSchool Social Worker1710825666
  37. Heather FearsPhysical Therapy Assistant1205401759
  38. Nancy Fell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912986092
  39. Kim Fellows, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1558510693
  40. Kristin Ferris-Thompson, PHARMDPharmacist1477025443
  41. Kim FlaaPersonal Care Attendant1922192640
  42. Samantha FlaaPersonal Care Attendant1477647188
  43. Thomas Flamm, P.A.Physician Assistant1750662326
  44. Albert Flor, DDSDentist1750497855
  45. Anne Gallion, MDFamily Medicine Physician1306817721
  46. John Gao, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1215496351
  47. Cynthia Gilbert, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316937550
  48. Christine Gislason, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1952813081
  49. Ciji GleasonPersonal Care Attendant1871687632
  50. Kelly GleasonPersonal Care Attendant1205920964

The largest Minnesota cities

  1. Minneapolis22,918
  2. Rochester12,854
  3. Saint Paul10,084
  4. Duluth4,084
  5. Saint Cloud3,805

All of Minnesota →

How to read this directory

Albert Lea, Minnesota appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 327 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Albert Lea - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Albert Lea practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Albert Lea is weighted toward Nurse Practitioner (25 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 25 and Pharmacist with 21). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Minnesota's population, Albert Lea reports roughly 5.7 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

Of Minnesota's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Albert Lea practice address, a coverage gap Albert Lea patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Albert Lea patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Albert Lea, MN?

There are 327 registered healthcare providers in Albert Lea, MN, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Albert Lea?

The most common specialties in Albert Lea are Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Social Worker, Pharmacist, Personal Care Attendant, Physical Therapist. Nurse Practitioner has the most providers with 25.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.