Doctors in Bethesda, MD
Active healthcare providers in Bethesda 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
Bethesda ranks 3rd among 285 Maryland cities by CMS provider count, holding 4.6% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 7,245
- NPPES providers in city
- 3rd
- of 285 MD cities
- 4.6%
- of Maryland providers
- 17.8%
- in top 3 specialties
Bethesda ranks #2 of 10 Maryland cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Bethesda ranks among Maryland cities
Provider count vs every Maryland city in CMS NPPES (285 cities)
7,245 Top 1% higher than 99% of 285 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Bethesda
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
518 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
423 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
347 providers
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
310 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
249 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
244 providers
- Military Health Care…
Military Health Care Provider
242 providers
- General Practice Phy… 186
General Practice Physician
186 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 172
Family Nurse Practitioner
172 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 170
Psychiatry Physician
170 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (518 providers, 7.1% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Bethesda 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 , Bethesda over-indexes military health care provider at 18.2× the state average and under-indexes behavior technician at 0.27×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Maryland average
- Military Health Care Provider 18.2×
- General Practice Physician 10.8×
- Psychiatry Physician 2.6×
- Clinical Psychologist 2.6×
Less common here than Maryland average
- Behavior Technician 0.27×
- Mental Health Counselor 0.49×
- Social Worker 0.57×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.74×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Bethesda, Maryland appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 7,245 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 Bethesda - 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 Bethesda 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 Bethesda is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (518 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 423 and Internal Medicine Physician with 347). 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, Bethesda reports roughly 117.2 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 Bethesda practice address, a coverage gap Bethesda patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Bethesda 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 Bethesda
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 518 | 7.1% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 423 | 5.8% |
| 3 | Internal Medicine Physician | 347 | 4.8% |
| 4 | Behavior Technician | 310 | 4.3% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 249 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Physical Therapist | 244 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Military Health Care Provider | 242 | 3.3% |
| 8 | General Practice Physician | 186 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 172 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Psychiatry Physician | 170 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Clinical Psychologist | 165 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Pediatrics Physician | 162 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 150 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Dentist | 150 | 2.1% |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 128 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Adriana Abadi, PSYD Clinical Psychologist |
| Daniel Abate, PHARMD Critical Care Pharmacist |
| Anahita Abazari Optometrist |
| Kevin Abbott, MD Military Health Care Provider |
| Mark Abbruzzese Infectious Disease Physician |
| Yousef Abdelmotaal Pharmacist |
| Laleh Abdolazadeh, DDS Prosthodontics |
| Remsh Abdulhafedh, RRT Registered Respiratory Therapist |
| Haranie Abera Behavior Technician |
| Michael Abers, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| C Abigail, DDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry |
| Olatunji Abimbola, PHARM.D Pharmacist |
| Catherine Ablard Occupational Therapist |
| Fenote Abraham, M.D. Addiction Psychiatry Physician |
| Gathi Abraham, M.D., M.P.H. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| Rebecca Abrahams, LCSW-C Clinical Social Worker |
| Jacki Abrams, MD Anatomic Pathology Physician |
| Susan Abrams, LCSW-C Mental Health Counselor |
| Alexandra Abravanel, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Lori Abt, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Adrian Aceves-Hurtado, DO Military Health Care Provider |
| Beatrice Acha-Morfaw Home Health Aide |
| Anthony Achille Military Health Care Provider |
| Chigozie Achuko, DMD Dentist |
| Jennifer Ackerman Helfand, LCSW-C Social Worker |
| Becky Acklin, M.S.W., LCSW-C Mental Health Counselor |
| Dolores Acquista, LCMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Barry Adams, M.S.S.W. Clinical Social Worker |
| David Adams, M.D., PH.D. Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician |
| Deja Adams, CRNP Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Elizabeth Adams, M.D. Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician |
| Jacob Adams, D.O. Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician |
| Karen Adams, DNP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Keeley Adams Military Health Care Provider |
| Michael Adams, M.D. Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician |
| Michael Adams, DO General Practice Physician |
| Nathan Adams School Psychologist |
| Nathaniel Adams, DO General Practice Physician |
| Trisha Adams, ARNP-FNP-C General Practice Registered Nurse |
| Bethlehem Addis, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Oluwatoyin Adelakun Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Suzanne Adelman, LCSW-C, BCD Clinical Social Worker |
| Lauren Adelsberger, OT Occupational Therapist |
| Madeline Aden, MSW Social Worker |
| Olufunmilayo Adenaiya, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Adeayo Adenusi, DMD Dentist |
| Samuel Adeoso, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Bindu Adhikari, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Malik Adil, MD Neurology Physician |
| Sarah Adkins, DO, PHD General Practice Physician |
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