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 3 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. Najla AbdurrahmanInternal Medicine Physician1215478656
  2. Samantha AbeidCounselor1518612035
  3. Cheryl Abel, MSWClinical Social Worker1487741948
  4. Gregory Abel, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1285611954
  5. Madelaine AbelPsychologist1629622469
  6. Mary Kathryn Abel, ABObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1699415778
  7. Daniele Abela, MDSurgery Physician1164051868
  8. Elisabeth AbelesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528659760
  9. Mark Abelman, LICSWClinical Social Worker1306993928
  10. Rachel Abelman, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1255821617
  11. Rebeccajo AbelmanClinical Social Worker1346619533
  12. Heidi Abendroth, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1992995427
  13. Charlia AbercrombieStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568180214
  14. Kathryn Aberle, MDAnesthesiology Physician1669447835
  15. Kristen Aberle, PSYDClinical Psychologist1619308772
  16. Vivian AbernethyNephrology Physician1710960232
  17. Dhatri AbeyaratneStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437098233
  18. Marie Elise Abi Antoun, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1356042626
  19. Rawad Abi Assaad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1174258784
  20. Nour Abi Chakra, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932042470
  21. Noor Abi RachedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659219830
  22. Rita Tatiana Abi Younes, M.DPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1760910954
  23. Anam AbidiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982536447
  24. Godwin Abiola, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1740645035
  25. Khadijah Abiola, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1972184620
  26. Alex AblavskyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154122174
  27. John Ablon, PHDPsychologist1629068929
  28. Steven Ablon, MDPsychiatry Physician1083604839
  29. Kristine Abo, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932801743
  30. Nora Abo-Sido, MDInternal Medicine Physician1215425111
  31. Ali AboalelaOral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dentistry1356773642
  32. Ahmad AboalfarajSurgery Physician1538517651
  33. Funlola Aboderin, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1730139791
  34. Usama Aboelkheir, MDOtolaryngology Physician1033559166
  35. Ali Abolhassani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881532596
  36. Abdullah Abolkhair, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1649434325
  37. Inas Aboobakar, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1760846265
  38. Rana Abood, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1376660936
  39. Mayssa Aboody, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1780455998
  40. Widad Abou Chaar, MDNeurology Physician1609397348
  41. Aya Abou El Nasr El Bassatne, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1922674134
  42. Melissa Abou Khalil, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609674258
  43. Jeanelle Abou-EzziStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144171703
  44. Michael Abou-EzziStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871308064
  45. Karim Abou-Nassar, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1366770745
  46. Eliza AbouraadAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1710619796
  47. Robin Abourizk, MA, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1073846945
  48. Paul Abourjaily, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1255337044
  49. Lara Abousamra, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1851183404
  50. Hayam AbouseoudDentist1922779719

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.