NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Amherst, NY

1,741 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Amherst, 39th of 1,009 New York cities. The largest group is pharmacist: 121, 7% of the city's records, against 4% across New York. Page 25 of 35.

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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 Amherst

  1. Pharmacist121
  2. Physician Assistant120
  3. Physical Therapist95
  4. Clinical Social Worker77
  5. Specialist76
  6. Speech-Language Pathologist74
  7. Social Worker59
  8. Mental Health Counselor47

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

Amherst in New York

  • Rank in New York39th of 1,009 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.3% of New York's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups19.3% of all records

Compared with New York as a whole, Amherst has 6.6× the state's share of audiologist records and 0.23× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Amherst, alphabetically

  1. Da'Lasia PaytonDoula1669159620
  2. Elaine Pazik, N.PWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1902883358
  3. Gerald Peer, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1710982749
  4. Matthew Peer, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1346541695
  5. Sandra PefleyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1700146974
  6. Angelica PellerMassage Therapist1417405192
  7. Alyssa Pellittieri, PHARMDPharmacist1407478357
  8. Janet Pemberton, RDN CDNRegistered Dietitian1124830138
  9. Sandra Pennella, RNSchool Registered Nurse1851601678
  10. Jeanne Peresan, M.S.ED. SLP/NYS LISCSpeech-Language Pathologist1407131600
  11. Natalie PerezPeer Specialist1760367726
  12. Mark Perry, MDPediatrics Physician1891752135
  13. Nighat Pervez, MHC-LMental Health Counselor1760857080
  14. Lauren Petroziello, PHARMDPharmacist1366870123
  15. Shane PettisPeer Specialist1386214807
  16. Amy Pfeffer, LCSWClinical Social Worker1376079491
  17. Emily Pfentner, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1790128890
  18. Kevin Phalen, D.C.Chiropractor1043299167
  19. David Phillips, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1023511987
  20. Rebecca Phillips, MDPsychiatry Physician1891738266
  21. Alena PiccilloSpecialist1124650148
  22. Karen Pickard, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1902051998
  23. Timothy Pieczonka, MAMental Health Counselor1851617849
  24. Kayla PierceDoula1700427234
  25. Kathylynn Pietak, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1326013723
  26. Neal Pignatora, D.C.Chiropractor1558304071
  27. Julie Pike, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497124382
  28. Karen Pilkington, CRNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1366891970
  29. Brett PingerPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1174927032
  30. Nandor Pinter, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1730907452
  31. Lyndsy Pinto, RPHPharmacist1780900902
  32. Michael Pismarov, D.C.Chiropractor1548531635
  33. Marcia PitmanSpecialist1013265305
  34. Lindsay Plant, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1932623204
  35. Jordan Platek, LCSWSocial Worker1447815998
  36. Peter Plinke, D.C.Chiropractor1386692010
  37. Todd Plinke, D.C.Chiropractor1306895685
  38. Constance PocockSpecialist1326862665
  39. Suzy PodrazaSpecialist1992241541
  40. Heidi PolekPharmacist1508963984
  41. Courtney Polka, LCSWClinical Social Worker1487924957
  42. Ellen Porrath-Lord, MSEDSpecialist1477029726
  43. Jacob PotworaPhysician Assistant1952032575
  44. Joshua PowellCounselor1922881218
  45. Krista PrenticePharmacist1225668510
  46. Julie PreslerMental Health Counselor1174064687
  47. Shalom Press, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1265421564
  48. Allison PretoriusPharmacist1609229418
  49. Karla Priester, RN, BSNChild & Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1386150332
  50. Susan PrinzbachSpecialist1770854093

The largest New York cities

  1. New York98,468
  2. Brooklyn64,057
  3. Bronx32,017
  4. Rochester20,520
  5. Buffalo13,287

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How to read this directory

Amherst, New York appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,741 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 Amherst - 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 Amherst 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 Amherst is weighted toward Pharmacist (121 clinicians, followed by Physician Assistant with 120 and Physical Therapist with 95). 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 New York's population, Amherst reports roughly 8.9 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.

For Amherst 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 Amherst, NY?

There are 1,741 registered healthcare providers in Amherst, NY, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Amherst?

The most common specialties in Amherst are Pharmacist, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist, Clinical Social Worker, Specialist. Pharmacist has the most providers with 121.

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.