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 62)
| Name |
|---|
| Carlos Bedoya, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Maria Bedoya Velez, M.D. Pediatric Radiology Physician |
| Shahinaz Bedri, M.D. Anatomic Pathology Physician |
| Jaime Beer, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Kelsey Beer Social Worker |
| Leona Beermann Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Donna Beers, RN Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse |
| Sarah Beesley, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Saba Beg, M.D. Rheumatology Physician |
| Joseph Begany, PHD Psychologist |
| Benayas Dereje Begashaw, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Jennifer Beggan, CPNP Pediatrics Physician |
| Samantha Begin, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Sarah Begley Physician Assistant |
| Bezawit Begosew Clinical Social Worker |
| Jakob Begun, M.D. PH.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Esther Behar, PT Physical Therapist |
| Samuel Behar, MD PHD Rheumatology Physician |
| Sara Behbahani, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Siavash Behbahani, M.D. Neuroradiology Physician |
| Jumanah Behbehani, D.D.S Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alkananda Behera, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Heidi Behforouz, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Lauren Behlke, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Stephen Behnke, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Gerald Behr, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Ian Behr Otolaryngology Physician |
| Madelaine Behrens, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Elena Beideck Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Roy Beinart, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Corina Beiner Martinez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Beate Beinvogl, MD, MPH Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician |
| Marguerite Beiser, NP Registered Nurse |
| Alyssa Beitler, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Diana Bejarano Pineda, MD Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician |
| Dafjola Bejleraj Dentist |
| Chaia Bekefi, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Roelof Bekendam, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jayne Beker Clinical Psychologist |
| George Bekheet, MA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jonathan Bekisz, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kaaren Bekken, PHD Psychologist |
| Peter Bekker, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Gonca Bektas, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alexander Belaia, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Lauren Belak Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Sheryl Beland Behavior Analyst |
| Christopher Belanger Behavior Analyst |
| Heather Belanger Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Bianca Belcher, PA-C Physician Assistant |
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