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 264)
| Name |
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| Patricia Gibbons, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Regina Gibbons, LIC. AC. Acupuncturist |
| Susan Gibbons, AU.D., CCC-A/SLP Audiologist |
| Brian Gibbs, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gladys Gibbs, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Jadaya Gibbs Assistant Behavior Analyst |
| Jennifer Gibbs, MAS, DDS, PHD Endodontics |
| Krissie Gibbs Clinical Social Worker |
| Carew Giberson-Chen, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Gerard Giblin, MD Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician |
| Sean Gibney Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Charles Gibson, M.D. Interventional Cardiology Physician |
| Christopher Gibson, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Christopher Gibson, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Derrick Gibson Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Eric Gibson, MSW LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Kyle Gibson, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Lauren Gibson, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Meghan Gibson, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| William Gibson, MD,PHD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Ruth Gichinga Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Courtney Gidengil, M.D. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician |
| Anne Giersch, PH.D. Clinical Cytogenetics Physician |
| Allan Giesen, MD DO Psychiatry Physician |
| Susanna Gieske, RN Registered Nurse |
| Catherine Giess, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Corin Gigler, RN Registered Nurse |
| Meghan Giglio, PT Physical Therapist |
| Gretchen Gignac, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Christopher Gil Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Vidannie Gil Behavior Technician |
| Angelica Gil -Levin, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Amir Gilad, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Alison Gilarde, OTR/L Pediatric Occupational Therapist |
| Jennifer Gilarde, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Parul Gilardi, M.B.B.S Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Courtney Gilbert, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Darcy Gilbert, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Kaley Gilbert Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Lauren Gilbert, M.D. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician |
| Lauren Gilbert, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Sarah Gilbert, MS, RDN, LDN Registered Dietitian |
| Scott Gilbert, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Barbara Gilchrest, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Brian Gilchrist, MD Pediatric Surgery Physician |
| Meagan Gilday, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Michael Gilday Physical Therapist |
| Kaitlyn Gildea, B.A., M.ED Developmental Therapist |
| Melissa Gildenberg Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Barbara Giles, RN Registered Nurse |
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