Doctors in Bel Air, MD
Active healthcare providers in Bel Air 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
Bel Air ranks 18th among 280 Maryland cities by CMS provider count, holding 1.2% of the state's NPIs, led by Physical Therapist.
- 1,893
- NPPES providers in city
- 18th
- of 280 MD cities
- 1.2%
- of Maryland providers
- 18%
- in top 3 specialties
Bel Air ranks #10 of 10 Maryland cities for Physical Therapist.
Where Bel Air ranks among Maryland cities
Provider count vs every Maryland city in CMS NPPES (280 cities)
1,893 Top 6% higher than 94% of 280 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Bel Air
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
116 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
116 providers
- Professional Counselor
Professional Counselor
109 providers
- Speech-Language Path…
Speech-Language Pathologist
93 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
84 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
84 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
63 providers
- Social Worker
Social Worker
62 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
61 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
61 providers
What this shows Physical Therapist is the largest specialty (116 providers, 6.1% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Bel Air has more, and fewer, of than Maryland average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Maryland , Bel Air over-indexes counselor at 3× the state average and under-indexes behavior technician at 0.16×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Maryland average
- Counselor 3×
- Professional Counselor 2.4×
- Chiropractor 2.2×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 1.7×
Less common here than Maryland average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Bel Air, Maryland appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,893 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 Bel Air - 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 Bel Air 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 Bel Air is weighted toward Physical Therapist (116 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 116 and Professional Counselor with 109). 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 Maryland's population, Bel Air reports roughly 30.6 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 Maryland's most common specialties, Home Health Aide is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Bel Air practice address, a coverage gap Bel Air patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Bel Air 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 Bel Air
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapist | 116 | 6.1% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 116 | 6.1% |
| 3 | Professional Counselor | 109 | 5.8% |
| 4 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 93 | 4.9% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 84 | 4.4% |
| 6 | Mental Health Counselor | 84 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 63 | 3.3% |
| 8 | Social Worker | 62 | 3.3% |
| 9 | Physician Assistant | 61 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Physician | 61 | 3.2% |
| 11 | Occupational Therapist | 56 | 3.0% |
| 12 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 47 | 2.5% |
| 13 | Counselor | 46 | 2.4% |
| 14 | Behavior Technician | 42 | 2.2% |
| 15 | Family Medicine Physician | 32 | 1.7% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 4)
| Name |
|---|
| Hafsa Bhatti, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Melanie Bianco, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Elizabeth Bienert Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Sharon Biffoni, OT Occupational Therapist |
| Nicholas Biggerman, DPT, PT Physical Therapist |
| Jennifer Biglen, LCSW-C Clinical Social Worker |
| Jennifer Bilker, PA-S Physician Assistant |
| Jason Birnbaum, M.D. Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Nika Bitsko, FNP-BC Registered Nurse |
| Gregory Bittle, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Andre Biuckians, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| Kristine Bizzarro, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Lori Blake, RN, BC, FNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Elizabeth Blakeley, PTA Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Geoffrey Bloomfield, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| Jay Bluestine Social Worker |
| Daniel Blumenthal, MS, LGPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Clara Bobo Social Worker |
| Amy Boccia, MAC Acupuncturist |
| Preston Bodison, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Jonathan Bodner, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Tyler Bohanan, COTA Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Olayiwola Bolaji, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Amanda Bolen, MA, LGPC Professional Counselor |
| Zechariah Bolick, LPCMH Mental Health Counselor |
| Matthew Bollinger Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Alyssa Boltz Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mariah Bona, PT Physical Therapist |
| Shira Bor, DDS Pediatric Dentistry |
| Sydney Borders Pharmacist |
| Erin Borys, LCSW-C Social Worker |
| Cathy Boscia, MS/CCC/SLP/L Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Meghan Bowser, NP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Samantha Boyce, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Jeanne Boyer, CRNP Pain Medicine Physician |
| Jessica Boyer, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Heidi Brady, RD. LD Registered Dietitian |
| Matthew Braswell, LCADC Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Mary-Claire Brett, M.S. LCADC Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| David Brick, M.D. Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Philander Briscoe, M.D. Otolaryngology Physician |
| Deniese Brock, PT Physical Therapist |
| Debora Brockington, PT Physical Therapist |
| Anne Brockmeyer Pediatric Physical Therapist |
| Nathan Brockmeyer, LCPC Professional Counselor |
| Leah Brody Clinical Social Worker |
| Rebecca Brogan Gerontology Occupational Therapist |
| Antwon Brooks Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Chelsea Brown, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Danielle Brown, NP Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
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Other Maryland cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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