NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Ashland, MA

167 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Ashland, 168th of 406 Massachusetts cities. The largest group is physical therapist: 18, 11% of the city's records, against 3% across Massachusetts. Page 4 of 4.

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Ashland in Massachusetts

  • Rank in Massachusetts168th of 406 cities by records
  • Share of the state<0.1% of Massachusetts's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups28.7% of all records

Compared with Massachusetts as a whole, Ashland has 3.7× the state's share of occupational therapist records and 0.71× its share of mental health counselor records.

Providers in Ashland, alphabetically

  1. Wendy Siet, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1609058031
  2. Linda Silver, PH.DPsychologist1356491427
  3. Leigh Smyth, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1578181699
  4. Monica SpindulaBehavior Technician1851231161
  5. Barbara Stabile, RNDoula1861254492
  6. Rebecca StarrSocial Worker1518460161
  7. Rebecca Stearns, MA, LMHCMental Health Counselor1487050928
  8. Magda Teixeira DesouzaDoula1306667605
  9. Priyanka ThakkarOccupational Therapist1346826021
  10. Julie Tokarowski, LICSWClinical Social Worker1629963020
  11. Nicole Tomasino, DPTPhysical Therapist1104443571
  12. Mark Unger, C.S.Specialist1831357912
  13. Jennifer Whipple, LICSWClinical Social Worker1336363183
  14. Maura White, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1154501260
  15. Paula Wisnewski, LICSWClinical Social Worker1548476229
  16. John Zarrella, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1609926351
  17. Karen ZelinskyDoula1346092681

The largest Massachusetts cities

  1. Boston41,865
  2. Worcester13,166
  3. Springfield8,553
  4. Cambridge5,145
  5. Brockton4,287

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How to read this directory

Ashland, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 167 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 Ashland - 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 Ashland 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 Ashland is weighted toward Physical Therapist (18 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 18 and Pharmacist with 12). 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, Ashland reports roughly 2.4 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, Counselor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Ashland practice address, a coverage gap Ashland patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Ashland 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 Ashland, MA?

There are 167 registered healthcare providers in Ashland, MA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Ashland?

The most common specialties in Ashland are Physical Therapist, Clinical Social Worker, Pharmacist, Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Counselor. Physical Therapist has the most providers with 18.

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.