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 2 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. Rima Abdallah, BDSPeriodontics1669632626
  2. Shadi Abdar Esfahani, MD, MPHDiagnostic Radiology Physician1497137590
  3. Ayesha Abdeen, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1891959011
  4. Layal AbdeenProsthodontics1841847100
  5. Anood Abdel JawadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962247072
  6. Adham Abdel Mottalib, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1740774892
  7. Omar Abdel-Razek, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1912780008
  8. Omar Abdel-Wahab, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1023042777
  9. Omar Abdelal, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1497241962
  10. Gaser Abdelaziz, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629923552
  11. Salah Abdelgadir, MDInfectious Disease Physician1891280954
  12. Sufian Rajab Sulaima AbdelhafezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982392429
  13. Mohab AbdelhalimInternal Medicine Physician1871388496
  14. Duaa AbdelhameidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851852867
  15. Noor AbdelkaderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922966704
  16. Alicia Abdella, MSW, LICSWClinical Social Worker1740676931
  17. Alaa AbdellatifStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285574269
  18. Bahaa AbdellatifStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043011943
  19. David Abdelmalak, D.D.S.Endodontics1497156889
  20. Ibrahim Abdelmoneim, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1447196845
  21. Aya Abdelnaser, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770425373
  22. Kristin Abdelnour, PTPhysical Therapist1982821302
  23. Sara AbdelrahimBehavior Technician1790324267
  24. Khaled Abdelrahman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780210054
  25. Mohamed Abdelrahman, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1558050591
  26. Eslam Abdelwahab, DMDDentist1447912894
  27. Myriam Abdennadher, M.D.Epilepsy Physician1407290133
  28. Mario Abdennour, DMD MMSCEndodontics1689749574
  29. Hodan AbdiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801591680
  30. Reza Abdi, MDNephrology Physician1356359368
  31. Kaltumo AbdiladifBehavior Technician1023744901
  32. Abraham AbdinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225980857
  33. Fatema AbdoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972461374
  34. Yasmeen AbdoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487340550
  35. Ryan Abdool, DMDDentist1336318609
  36. Eliza Abdu-GlassClinical Social Worker1588207021
  37. Dunia Abdul-Aziz, MDOtolaryngology Physician1487880985
  38. Sama Abdul-Aziz, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1427543610
  39. Raolat Abdulai, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467773184
  40. Hasan Abdulbaki, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811790512
  41. Abeer AbdullahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821470626
  42. Fatemah Abdullah, DDSPublic Health Dentistry1932901857
  43. Youssef Abdullah, MD, MBAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346983442
  44. Tahirah Abdullah-Swain, PHDClinical Psychologist1306417456
  45. Abdikarin AbdullahiInternal Medicine Physician1750070223
  46. Najma Abdullahi, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669213054
  47. Raja-Elie Abdulnour, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1598819393
  48. Nadia Abdulrazak, N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1952616682
  49. Abdulaziz Abdulwahed, BDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1730637414
  50. Farah AbdulwahedPharmacist1669078770

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.