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 148)
| Name |
|---|
| Stephanie Cohen, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Steven Cohen, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Tatyana Cohen, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Wendy Cohen, D.M.D. Dentist |
| Yosef Cohen, PA Medical Physician Assistant |
| Abraham Cohen Bucay, MD Nephrology Physician |
| Adriana Cohen-Hausmann, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Wayne Cohen-Levy, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Arthur Cohn, MD Specialist |
| Elzbieta Cohn Physician Assistant |
| H Cohn, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Julia Cohn, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Benjamin Coiner Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Marissa Coiner, PHD Psychologist |
| Caitlin Coit, R.N., MSN, CPNP Pediatric Registered Nurse |
| Suzanne Coito Behavior Technician |
| Daniela Cojocaru Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Eugenia Cojocaru Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gabriel Cojuc Konigsberg, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Errol Colak, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Muhammed Colak, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Steven Colan, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Augustus Colangelo, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Katelyn Colantonio, RDN, LDN Registered Dietitian |
| Heather Colasanto, PA Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Bethany Colavincenzo, ED.M Specialist |
| Daniella Colb, PRACTICUM STUDENT Mental Health Counselor |
| Anne Colbert Clinical Social Worker |
| James Colbert, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Theodore Colbert Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jessica Colburn, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Susannah Colby, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Bobbi-Jo Coldwell, M.D., FRCPC Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alexander Cole, MD Urology Physician |
| Allan Cole Mental Health Counselor |
| Andrew Cole, MD Neurology Physician |
| Benjamin Cole Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Clare Cole, NP Women's Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Cynthia Cole, M.D. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician |
| Elizabeth Cole, DMD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Elizabeth Cole Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gabrielle Cole Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Jazmin Cole Counselor |
| Karin Cole, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Leandra Cole Physician Assistant |
| Liana Cole, MS CGC Genetic Counselor (M.S.) |
| Lianne Cole, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Naida Cole, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Meredith Colella Anesthesiology Physician |
| Bernard Coleman Counselor |
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