NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Big Sandy, TX

19 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Big Sandy, 553rd of 694 Texas cities. The largest group is professional counselor: 6, 32% of the city's records, against 5% across Texas.

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Big Sandy in Texas

  • Rank in Texas553rd of 694 cities by records
  • Share of the state<0.1% of Texas's records
  • Specialties present10 taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups63.2% of all records

Providers in Big Sandy, alphabetically

  1. Laura Akins, LPCProfessional Counselor1508116161
  2. Glenda AlfordLicensed Vocational Nurse1932864212
  3. Bradley Armendariz, LPCProfessional Counselor1316653462
  4. Tira BrocatoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1497614101
  5. Dolores Cuevas, LMT ASSOCIATEMarriage & Family Therapist1841685559
  6. Stenet Frost, LPCProfessional Counselor1427386408
  7. Stephen Harvey, LPC-AProfessional Counselor1366166894
  8. Melissa HolmesLicensed Vocational Nurse1144789744
  9. Wendi Johnston, RNRegistered Nurse1467051961
  10. Deborah Lewis, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1053399352
  11. Rita MillerOccupational Therapy Assistant1558659870
  12. Margarita O'Neal, LPC, LCDCProfessional Counselor1780382846
  13. William Palmer, RNRegistered Nurse1518591528
  14. Carol Pendley, LPC-SProfessional Counselor1609919307
  15. Kirby Pippins, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1528568235
  16. Jessica Smith, MSWSocial Worker1609478965
  17. William Thomas, P.A.Family Medicine Physician1053325837
  18. Vicki Valdetero, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1023613189
  19. Robert WinansOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1558589549

The largest Texas cities

  1. Houston61,221
  2. San Antonio37,749
  3. Dallas36,304
  4. Austin26,585
  5. Fort Worth15,511

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How to read this directory

Big Sandy, Texas appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 19 registered healthcare providers spanning 10 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Big Sandy - 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 Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy is weighted toward Professional Counselor (6 clinicians, followed by Licensed Vocational Nurse with 4 and Registered Nurse with 2). 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 Texas's population, Big Sandy reports roughly 0.1 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 Texas's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Big Sandy practice address, a coverage gap Big Sandy patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy, TX?

There are 19 registered healthcare providers in Big Sandy, TX, covering 10 specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Big Sandy?

The most common specialties in Big Sandy are Professional Counselor, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Therapy Assistant. Professional Counselor has the most providers with 6.

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.