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 276)
| Name |
|---|
| Leslie Gordon, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Lindsey Gordon, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Lisa Gordon, PA Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Matthew Gordon, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Naomi Gordon Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rebecca Gordon, M.D. Pediatric Endocrinology Physician |
| Rosemarie Gordon, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Sarah Gordon, RN, NP Registered Nurse |
| Stephen Gordon, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| William Gordon, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Yael Gordon Behavior Technician |
| Susan Gordon-Schiowitz, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Chandlee Gore, PNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Rahul Gore, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Stacey Gore, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Simon Gorelikov, PHARMD Oncology Pharmacist |
| Lev Gorfinkel Pediatrics Physician |
| Alicia Gorin Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Caroline Gorka, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Eugenia Gorlin, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Benjamin Gorman, MD CANDIDATE Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Daniel Gorman, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Daniel Gorman, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Deirdre Gorman, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kathleen Gorman, RN Registered Nurse |
| Liza Gorman Physical Therapist |
| Mark Gorman, M.D. Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician |
| Patrick Gorman Clinical Social Worker |
| Terri Gorman, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Luke Gormley, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Maureen Gormley, CPNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| William Gormley, MD Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Victoria Gorodetsky, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Allan Goroll, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Katharine Gorsky, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Nicole Gorsky Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| William Gorsuch, PAC Physician Assistant |
| Rachael Gorton, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Simon Gortz Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Alaka Gorur, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Brett Goshe, PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Bridget Gosis, MD, PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Marybeth Goslin, NP Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Jessica Gosnell, M.S. Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Adeline Goss, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| David Goss, BA Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Matthew Goss, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Irene Goss-Werner, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Thomas Gossard Internal Medicine Physician |
| Sara Gosselin, PHARMD Pharmacist |
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