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 18)
| Name |
|---|
| Kathryn Stroeble, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Nancy Strong, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Diane Stubeda-Kingman, PT Physical Therapist |
| Elizabeth Sullivan Clinical Psychologist |
| Mark Sullivan, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Patricia Sullivan, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Suming Sullivan, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Dey Summer, LMT Massage Therapist |
| Xi Sun, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Linda Suzuki Clinical Social Worker |
| Germaine Swanson, M.ED Counselor |
| Nancy Sweeney, PSY.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Ani Tahmassian, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| Renee Taketomo, M.S.W. Clinical Social Worker |
| Jody Tannenbaum, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Laura Tannenbaum, NNP Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Christy Taraschi, RD, LDN Registered Dietitian |
| Katherine Tardiff, APRN, BC Gerontology Nurse Practitioner |
| Sharon Taylor, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Elizabeth Tepler, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Courtney Testani, DO Family Medicine Physician |
| Darcy Thomas, DO Family Medicine Physician |
| Michael Thompson Clinical Psychologist |
| Joann Thrasher, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Lillian Tobias Pharmacist |
| Edgar Torres, P.T. Orthopedic Physical Therapist |
| Barbara Tosti, M.ED., LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Francis Traniello, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Felix Treitler, LICSW Social Worker |
| Demetra Tsoumas McDonough, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Mei-Huei Tu, M.AC., LIC.AC. Acupuncturist |
| Taylor Turner, DC Chiropractor |
| Alexander Turowski, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Danielle Tutundjian, PSYD Clinical Psychologist |
| Rachel Tye, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Eva Ugelow Mental Health Counselor |
| Megan Uy, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Kelsey Vail School Social Worker |
| Evan Valdes Counselor |
| Allison Vallarelli, RN Pediatric Registered Nurse |
| Laura Vanderberg, PH.D., M.ED., B.A. Rehabilitation Psychologist |
| Barbara Vanzoeren, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Daniel Varallo, DMD Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry |
| Linda Varone, RN Registered Nurse |
| Daniel Vasiliu Rab Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Catherine Verdera Mental Health Counselor |
| Judith Verity, PT Physical Therapist |
| Hetal Verma, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Lauren Vershon, MFA Clinical Social Worker |
| Kathryn Vigil, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
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