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 218 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. Hala El Rami, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003294869
  2. Nuha El Sayed, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1508056607
  3. Nicola El TomStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053259234
  4. Ahmed El-Araby, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1447606413
  5. Amr El-BoklPediatric Cardiology Physician1568995322
  6. Zeina El-Chemali, MDPsychiatry Physician1578529798
  7. Souheil El-Chemaly, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1881996569
  8. Mohamed El-Dib, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1750588653
  9. Reem El-Ghawanmeh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801469101
  10. Miriam El-HaouiSpeech-Language Pathologist1225774334
  11. Rany El-Hawary, MDPediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1316785496
  12. Maria El-Husseini, D.M.DDentist1033525258
  13. Areej El-Jawahri, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1699901199
  14. Yousra El-Kei, BDSPeriodontics1437796489
  15. Joseph El-Khoury, MDInternal Medicine Physician1154302834
  16. Dany El-Najjar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295539765
  17. Reut El-OnThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1972477834
  18. Hannah El-Sabrout, MD, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932040482
  19. Mazen El-Sayed, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1790820504
  20. Katherine El-TayebStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548937360
  21. Reigna El-Yashruti, PHDHealth Service Psychologist1568124758
  22. Mehreen ElaheeInternal Medicine Physician1578910782
  23. Sean Elam, AU.D.Audiologist1639503493
  24. Sami Elamin, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1932549987
  25. Hawazin Elani, DDSProsthodontics1477803518
  26. Mei ElansaryStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114293388
  27. Miar ElaskandranyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205687688
  28. Heba ElassarSurgery Physician1043844673
  29. Serene ElbachStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831992346
  30. Lena Elbadawi, B.D.S., F.O.PPeriodontics1528392461
  31. Mostafa Elbanna, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1730810821
  32. Elsayed Elbasiony, MDOphthalmology Physician1245935535
  33. Yasser Elborai, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1649556879
  34. Mark Eldaief, M.D.Neurology Physician1508971565
  35. Emily Eldar, M.ED., LMHCMental Health Counselor1568871903
  36. Leslie Eldeiry, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1801805221
  37. Emily Elder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1881438679
  38. Petal Elder, MD, MPHHospitalist Physician1558923763
  39. Ahmad ElderieStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841659489
  40. Allison Elderkin, LICSWClinical Social Worker1811198831
  41. Karen Eldin, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1043266901
  42. Chatham EldredgeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356174015
  43. Ijeoma Eleazu, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1336639277
  44. Abdulaziz ElemoshoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811830417
  45. Jared Elenbaas, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710747654
  46. Samuel Eley, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790487437
  47. Sarah Eley, MSW, LCSWSocial Worker1760620876
  48. Radwa ElghadafiDenturist1225757784
  49. Thuraya ElgreuPeriodontics1396520508
  50. Saleem Elhabash, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871754879

The largest Massachusetts cities

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

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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.