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 261 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. Jayashree Gandhi, DOInternal Medicine Physician1154902187
  2. Leena Gandhi, MD PHDHematology & Oncology Physician1841275906
  3. Malini Gandhi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518712009
  4. Rajesh Gandhi, MDMedical Oncology Physician1992795512
  5. Raju GandhiDentist1659071397
  6. Sapan GandhiOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1578975538
  7. Shaan-Chirag Gandhi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1992186316
  8. Sheetal GandhiClinical Psychologist1265261457
  9. Tamanna GandhiGeneral Practice Dentistry1366936734
  10. Tejal Gandhi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588616031
  11. Sahil Gandotra, DMDOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1568086098
  12. Samantha GandullaBehavior Technician1528613197
  13. Ovya Ganesan, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932044401
  14. Karuna Ganesh, MBBCHIR, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1487947719
  15. Meenakshi Ganesh, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1578796454
  16. Vijay Ganesh, MD, PHDNeurology Physician1831502798
  17. Nishanth Ganeshbabu, MD, MBAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447054523
  18. Michael Ganetsky, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1053394288
  19. Rebecca Ganey, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194219014
  20. Sidharta Gangadharan, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1184656605
  21. Alyssa Gangaware, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1861050411
  22. Shravani GangidiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962963900
  23. Ishani Ganguli, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750676433
  24. Kriston Ganguli, M.D.Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician1134151673
  25. Suvranu Ganguli, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1811023492
  26. Bharti Gangwani, MDPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician1427286194
  27. Karan Ganjawalla, DMDOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1902336159
  28. Kerri Gannon, NPCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1245649870
  29. Nellie Gannon, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1710480876
  30. Oren Ganor, M.DPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1811339120
  31. Christine GanserStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548962269
  32. Ingrid Ganske, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1407098767
  33. John Gansner, M.D./PH.D.Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician1952621831
  34. Rohan Ganti, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043897630
  35. Kathryn Gantman, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1285984542
  36. Nancy Gantz, NPRegistered Nurse1851482335
  37. Kavya Ganuthula, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316885304
  38. Alana Ganz, MDHospitalist Physician1629692371
  39. Elke Ganz, NPNurse Practitioner1922337005
  40. Eric Ganz, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1346241858
  41. Madeline Ganz, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1528696556
  42. Kevin Gao, MD PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790587277
  43. Lei Gao, MBBSAnesthesiology Physician1508203746
  44. Lucy GaoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245980705
  45. Xin Gao, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1851653489
  46. Yuan Gao, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811757073
  47. Yueqi GaoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023798428
  48. Shraddha Gaonkar, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1659882249
  49. Megan GarabedianSpeech-Language Pathologist1851038939
  50. Juliane Garan, MDPediatrics Physician1457518169

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.