Doctors in Boston, MA
Active healthcare providers in Boston sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
40,542 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Boston, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 40,542 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 Boston - 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 Boston 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 Boston is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (7,234 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 3,032 and Clinical Social Worker with 1,769). 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, Boston reports roughly 579.1 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.
Within Massachusetts, Boston ranks #1 of 400 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 19% of the state's registered providers. Of Massachusetts's most common specialties, Counselor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Boston practice address, a coverage gap Boston patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Boston patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 103)
| Name |
|---|
| Carre Burke, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Colin Burke, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| David Burke, MB BAO BCH Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Dennis Burke, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Donna Burke, PA-C Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Elaine Burke, MS, CCC/SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Ethan Burke Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Hilary Burke, PHARMD Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist |
| Jack Burke Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jane Burke, APN Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Jeffrey Burke Behavior Technician |
| Jill Burke, APRN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Kathleen Burke Clinical Social Worker |
| Kelly Burke Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kelsey Burke, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Kristin Burke, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Kyania Burke Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Lauren Burke Nurse Practitioner |
| Margaret Burke Social Worker |
| Marion Burke, RN Registered Nurse |
| Martha Burke, MSW, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Matthew Burke, MD Neurology Physician |
| Maureen Burke, OD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Michael Burke Behavior Technician |
| Natasha Burke, N.P. Gerontology Nurse Practitioner |
| Orett Burke Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Pamela Burke, NP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Peter Burke, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| Taylor Burke, PH.D. Psychologist |
| Thomas Burke, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Timothy Burke, LICSW, LADC1 Clinical Social Worker |
| Karin Burke-Lewis Clinical Social Worker |
| Elizabeth Burke-Roberts, APRN CPNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Patrick Burkett, M.D. Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Leah Burkholder, MS CCC SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Ciersten Burks, MD Otolaryngology Physician |
| Eric Burks, MD Hematology (Pathology) Physician |
| Kendall Burks Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Andrew Burleson, PHD/AUD Audiologist |
| Grace Burleson Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Athanasios Burlotos, MD MPH Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Boris Burmistrovich, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Colin Burnett, MD, MSC Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Melissa Burnett, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Samantha Burnett, DC Rehabilitation Chiropractor |
| Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH Internal Medicine Physician |
| Sharran Burney, N.P. Registered Nurse |
| Leslie Burnham, N.P. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Allison Burns, PHARMD, RPH Pharmacist |
| Anastasia Burns Psychiatry Physician |
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