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 193)
| Name |
|---|
| Taylor Doan Social Worker |
| Isabelle Doan Van, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Caitlin Dobbie, MSN, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Jenna Dobbins, PA-C Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Maggie Dobbins, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Hilary Dobel, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Alexandra Dobie, MSW, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Valerie Dobiesz Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Rosemary Doble, CPNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Rose Dobrinsky, DMD Dentist |
| John Dobrowski, M.D. Otolaryngology Physician |
| Fae Dobrushkin, PA Physician Assistant |
| Emily Dobson, OTD, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Stephanie Dobson, FNP-BC Registered Nurse |
| Cristina Docanto, RN Community Health Registered Nurse |
| Klarita Doci Physician Assistant |
| Margaux Dockerty, NP Gerontology Nurse Practitioner |
| Holly Dockery, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| John Dockrey, R.N. Registered Nurse |
| Jacob Dockterman, MD, PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Michael Docktor, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Lauren Doctoroff, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Anna Docurral, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Mary Dodd Mental Health Counselor |
| Mary-Magdalene Dodd, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Joshua Dodderer, MD, MPH Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Erin Dodds, NP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Taylor Dodds, MD Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| David Dodell-Feder, MA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Caleb Dodge, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kathryn Dodge, PA Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Pamela Dodrill, PHD, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Brenda Dodson, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Harry Doernberg, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Molly Doernberg, MD, MPH Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alden Doerner Rinaldi, MD Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician |
| Emily Doerr, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Lois Doerr, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Hakan Dogan, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mariam Dogar, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alexander Dogon, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Scott Doheny, MD, PHARM. D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Alicia Doherty Mental Health Counselor |
| Angelina Doherty, NP Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner |
| Devin Doherty Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Elyse Doherty, PA-C Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Frederick Doherty, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Gerard Doherty, MD Surgery Physician |
| Gerard Doherty, R.N. Registered Nurse |
| Glen Doherty, MD PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
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