Doctors in Arlington, MA
Active healthcare providers in Arlington sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Arlington ranks 53rd among 400 Massachusetts cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.5% of the state's NPIs, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 961
- NPPES providers in city
- 53rd
- of 400 MA cities
- 0.5%
- of Massachusetts providers
- 37.5%
- in top 3 specialties
Arlington ranks #11 of 10 Massachusetts cities for Clinical Social Worker.
Where Arlington ranks among Massachusetts cities
Provider count vs every Massachusetts city in CMS NPPES (400 cities)
961 Top 13% higher than 87% of 400 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Arlington
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
181 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
109 providers
- Clinical Psychologist 70
Clinical Psychologist
70 providers
- Physical Therapist 48
Physical Therapist
48 providers
- Pharmacist 36
Pharmacist
36 providers
- Acupuncturist 32
Acupuncturist
32 providers
- Psychologist 30
Psychologist
30 providers
- Occupational Therapist 27
Occupational Therapist
27 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 25
Speech-Language Pathologist
25 providers
- Social Worker 22
Social Worker
22 providers
What this shows Clinical Social Worker is the largest specialty (181 providers, 18.8% of the city), followed by Mental Health Counselor.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Arlington has more, and fewer, of than Massachusetts average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Massachusetts , Arlington over-indexes acupuncturist at 5.6× the state average and under-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 0.20×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Massachusetts average
- Acupuncturist 5.6×
- Clinical Psychologist 5.4×
- Psychologist 2.9×
- Clinical Social Worker 2.4×
Less common here than Massachusetts average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Arlington, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 961 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Arlington - 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 Arlington 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Arlington is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (181 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 109 and Clinical Psychologist with 70). 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 Massachusetts's population, Arlington reports roughly 13.7 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 Massachusetts's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Arlington practice address, a coverage gap Arlington patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Arlington 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.
Which specialties are most common in Arlington
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 181 | 18.8% |
| 2 | Mental Health Counselor | 109 | 11.3% |
| 3 | Clinical Psychologist | 70 | 7.3% |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 48 | 5.0% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 36 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Acupuncturist | 32 | 3.3% |
| 7 | Psychologist | 30 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Occupational Therapist | 27 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 25 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Social Worker | 22 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Counselor | 22 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Registered Nurse | 21 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Dentist | 21 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Internal Medicine Physician | 17 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Psychiatry Physician | 16 | 1.7% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 16)
| Name |
|---|
| Melissa Ross, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Robert Ross, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Stephanie Ross, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Ruth Ross-McCormack, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Jennifer Rosselli, MA Mental Health Counselor |
| Anita Rossien, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Alex Rossman, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Glenn Rothfeld, M.D. General Practice Physician |
| Tucker Routenberg Physician Assistant |
| Jill Rozell, MS Mental Health Counselor |
| Amanda Ruiz Registered Dietitian |
| Catherine Ruma, MAOM, LIC.AC. Acupuncturist |
| Kailas Rumjahn Gryte, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Marlena Rupp, PSY.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Natalie Russ Psychologist |
| Richard Russell, LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Elisabeth Rutchick, MA, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Margaret Ryding, LIC. AC. Acupuncturist |
| Sara Saba-Sher, M.S. CCC SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Cameron Sacarny Occupational Therapist |
| Stanley Sagov, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Vanessa Salas-Wright, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Claudia Saleeby, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Melissa Sampson, PA Physician Assistant |
| Robert Sanders, MS CCC-SLP MTS Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Jennifer Saulnier, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Jake Scalfano Physical Therapist |
| Millie Schlapnik Pediatric Occupational Therapist |
| Ilana Schlesinger, M.A. Mental Health Counselor |
| Barbara Schmitz, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Emily Schneider Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Jordyn Schneiderman Physical Therapist |
| John Schofield, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Barbara Schwartz, PH.D. Forensic Psychologist |
| Barbara Schwartz, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Gail Schwartz Social Worker |
| Suzan Schwartz, MS OTR/L Mental Health Occupational Therapist |
| Angel Seibring, PH.D. Psychologist |
| Ellen Seitelman, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Jay Seitz, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Robin Marie Sessa, LIC. AC. Acupuncturist |
| Leslie Shakespeare, LICSW MSW Social Worker |
| Ann Shalhoub, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Erin Shanley Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Marci Shapiro-Ide, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Donna Sharff, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Merri Shaw, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Susan Shaw, MSW, LICSW, LADC-1 Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Sarah Sheldon, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Yuchou Shen, PT, DPT, MS, GCS Physical Therapist |
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