NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Boston, MA

41,865 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Boston, 1st of 406 Massachusetts cities. The largest group is students in training: 6,126, 15% of the city's records, against 5% across Massachusetts. Page 14 of 838.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Boston

  1. Students in training6,126
  2. Internal Medicine Physician2,320
  3. Clinical Social Worker1,906
  4. Physician Assistant1,660
  5. Anesthesiology Physician1,082
  6. Nurse Practitioner961
  7. Family Nurse Practitioner938
  8. Diagnostic Radiology Physician896

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Boston in Massachusetts

  • Rank in Massachusetts1st of 406 cities by records
  • Share of the state19.1% of Massachusetts's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups24.7% of all records
  • Students in training rank1st of the 10 Massachusetts cities with the most

Compared with Massachusetts as a whole, Boston has 2.9× the state's share of student in an organized health care education/training program records and 0.23× its share of mental health counselor records.

Providers in Boston, alphabetically

  1. Malak Al-Hadlaq, BDSDentist1255985198
  2. Shatha Al-HarthiPeriodontics1699029355
  3. Ali Al-Haseni, M.D.Dermatology Physician1144751777
  4. Khalid Al-HouraniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205519030
  5. Alyaa Al-IbraheemiAnatomic Pathology Physician1659626091
  6. Aseel Al-JadiriDevelopmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician1922413269
  7. John Al-Jamal, MDUrogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1134143290
  8. Hussam Al-Khateeb, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1245357888
  9. May Al-Khudhairy, B.D.SDentist1417104126
  10. Motasem Al-Latayfeh, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1184855710
  11. Fatima Al-Maadid, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568957728
  12. Azd Al-MashalInternal Medicine Physician1194428250
  13. Sarah Al-Mayahi, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922811389
  14. Ossama Al-Mefty, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1134219611
  15. Abeer Al-Naqbi, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1043426919
  16. Talal Al-Otaibi, MDMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Internal Medicine Physician1699232777
  17. Salem Al-Qabandi, DMDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1518129519
  18. Fawzi Al-Qatami, DMDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1467788778
  19. Heba Al-Qatami, DMDEndodontics1508199134
  20. Hakam Al-Samarrai, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1558671057
  21. Hanny Al-Samkari, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1669765988
  22. Ghassan Al-Turki, BDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184852352
  23. Abdullah Al-Yousef, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912765082
  24. Tariq Al-Zaid, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1649455965
  25. Sara Al-Zubi, MD, MPPStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699534362
  26. Lama Alabdulaaly, BDSOral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dentistry1578075248
  27. Amjad AlabdulmohsenDentist1912673724
  28. Zi Yazan Alabed, M.D., PH.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184046583
  29. Abdulrasheed Alabi, MD,PHDCardiovascular Disease Physician1013364371
  30. Omolabake Alabi, MBBS; MPHInternal Medicine Physician1043847668
  31. Opeyemi Alabi, MD/PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992382634
  32. Claude Alabre, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619172269
  33. Haitham Alabsi, DONeurology Physician1538587803
  34. Majdi AladmawyPeriodontics1639429525
  35. Muthuraman Alagappan, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1255788907
  36. Vythithandesh AlagappanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487457610
  37. Priya AlagesanInternal Medicine Physician1316794985
  38. Reem Alahmadi, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598578080
  39. Rami AlahmariStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205241197
  40. May AlaidrousProsthodontics1578084125
  41. Abdullah Alajaji, MDDermatology Physician1356698351
  42. Norah AlajajiDental Assistant1013332139
  43. Ghadah AlajlanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992431944
  44. Reem Alajlan, BDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811508443
  45. Reyouf AlajlanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407332059
  46. Saitah Alajmi, BDMOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1205381134
  47. Samhan Alajmi, D.D.S M.SCStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952703274
  48. Amber AlakStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215799622
  49. Layali AlakkadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235512054
  50. Tarik AlakkadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538670609

The largest Massachusetts cities

  1. Worcester13,166
  2. Springfield8,553
  3. Cambridge5,145
  4. Brockton4,287
  5. Milford3,459

All of Massachusetts →

How to read this directory

Boston, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 41,865 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 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 2024 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 (6,126 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 2,320 and Clinical Social Worker with 1,906). 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 598 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 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. 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 Boston, MA?

There are 41,865 registered healthcare providers in Boston, MA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Boston?

The most common specialties in Boston are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Internal Medicine Physician, Clinical Social Worker, Physician Assistant, Anesthesiology Physician. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 6,126.

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.