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 6 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. Stephen Schwartz, DDSDentist1952401523
  2. Mary Schwieters, MSW, LICSWClinical Social Worker1639593445
  3. Jennifer ScottFamily Nurse Practitioner1619425014
  4. Kelsey Seerockers, OTDOccupational Therapist1285373902
  5. Emily Seiler, A.T.C.Athletic Trainer1922454362
  6. Kristen SenholtzPersonal Care Attendant1346418894
  7. Edward Shaman, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1063491256
  8. Leonard Shelhamer, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1053390245
  9. Christopher Shoff, D.C.Chiropractor1053526079
  10. Judy Sibilrud, RN CNPNurse Practitioner1720067911
  11. Della Simmons, O.D.Optometrist1730168923
  12. Andrea Simon, RNCardiac Rehabilitation Registered Nurse1043722101
  13. Melissa Skime, P.A.-C.Physician Assistant1982843207
  14. Leonid Skorin, D.O.Ophthalmology Physician1710966908
  15. Wayne Sletten, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1093931446
  16. Alison Sorensen, D.C.Chiropractor1801068549
  17. Anna Sorensen, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700398203
  18. Craig Spangler, PHARMDPharmacist1679081293
  19. Sarah Staff, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1881944858
  20. Michael Starner, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235453606
  21. Krista Steffl, RPHPharmacist1629544598
  22. Robert Steffl, RPHPharmacist1982741765
  23. Taylor Stone, LADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1720514706
  24. Sally StoringPhysical Therapist1730669698
  25. Robert Strother, MDFamily Medicine Physician1518463595
  26. Gabrielle Studier, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1912896960
  27. Thomas SullivanPhysical Therapist1487203386
  28. Gwen SundvePersonal Care Attendant1184716201
  29. Sharon Swanson-Haapala, PSYDPsychologist1407835606
  30. Kara SweereRegistered Nurse1073025094
  31. Elizabeth Teixeira, LICSWClinical Social Worker1700146917
  32. Caitlin Terpstra, R.D., L.D.Registered Dietitian1902260532
  33. Anna Teskey, CMTMassage Therapist1477828184
  34. Megan Thompson, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1033736624
  35. Elice Tiegs, FNPNurse Practitioner1629213616
  36. Melissa Tindal, LADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699201673
  37. Kathryn Tjepkema, LICSWClinical Social Worker1073602306
  38. Allyssa TomlinsonOccupational Therapist1275013039
  39. Wendy Trihus, ARNPNurse Practitioner1568542579
  40. Brenden Troster, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1699387175
  41. Anthony True, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1720707326
  42. Brie-Anne Tubbs, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1881914877
  43. Matthew Tubbs, D.C.Chiropractor1982935557
  44. Michael Ulrich, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1114907961
  45. Kristyn Ulve, MOTR/LOccupational Therapist1528360781
  46. Kyle Unsdorfer, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1285165183
  47. Tobi Utz, L.AC., MA.C.M.Acupuncturist1710531066
  48. Mieca Valen, RN CNPNurse Practitioner1386623585
  49. Amy Vasey, LICSWClinical Social Worker1912593286
  50. Jillian Vollbrecht, LICSWClinical Social Worker1447801527

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.