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 33)
| Name |
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| Diana Aponte Colon Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Anna Apostolopoulou, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Caroline Apovian, M.D. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
| Abena Appah-Sampong Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alexandra Appel Clinical Social Worker |
| David Appel, R.PH.,BS PHARM Pharmacist |
| David Appelbaum, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Sydney Appelbaum, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Connor Appelman, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Annette Appiah, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Barbara Appignani, M.D. Body Imaging Physician |
| Jeremy Applebaum Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Laurie Appleby, N.P. Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Anna Applegate Athletic Trainer |
| Erica Appleman, PH.D. Psychologist |
| David Appleton, LIC. AC. Acupuncturist |
| Laura Appleton Mental Health Counselor |
| Paul Appleton, M.D. Orthopaedic Trauma Physician |
| Brooks Applewhite, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Dinah Applewhite, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Nadine Aprahamian Pediatrics Physician |
| Abena Apraku, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Amanda April, RD Registered Dietitian |
| Michael Apstein, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Elisa Aquilanti Internal Medicine Physician |
| Nelson Aquino, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Sarah Arafat Ibrahim Counselor |
| Krishna Aragam, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Ermias Araia Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Stephanie Araji Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Tetsuro Araki, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Ariana Aram, DMD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Warigajeshta Arambepola, DMD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Janani Arangan Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Susana Arango Arango, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Sary Aranki, MD Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician |
| Kaetlyn Arant Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Praveen Arany, BDS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gillian Arathuzik, RD, LDN, CDE Metabolic Nutrition Registered Dietitian |
| Narcisa Araujo, BA Counselor |
| Danielle Araujo Delgado Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Bruna Araujo Silva, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Carina Araujo-Lane, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Mona Arbab, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Sarah Arbaugh Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Robert Arbeit, M.D. Infectious Disease Physician |
| Christian Arbelaez, MD, MPH Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Jamie Arbiv, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Marycatherine Arbour, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Nancy Arbree, DDS Dentist |
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