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 63 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. Kristin Beaver, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1689995219
  2. Quejanae Beavers-HatterBehavior Technician1366207482
  3. Dorothy Beazley, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1811070279
  4. Lisa Bebell, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1437484508
  5. Floriana BebriStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891545943
  6. John-Patrick Becerril, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437909512
  7. Imen Becetti, MDPediatric Endocrinology Physician1952896078
  8. Lori Bechard, RDPediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian1578651204
  9. Allon Beck, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1366578767
  10. Andrew Beck, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1639366891
  11. Barbara Beck, MDPsychiatry Physician1720078272
  12. Laurence Beck, M.D., PH.D.Nephrology Physician1912954371
  13. Sarah BeckStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619437324
  14. Andrew Becker, MD, MPHAnesthesiology Physician1073073680
  15. Andrew Becker, MDPediatrics Physician1932728847
  16. Anne Becker, MD PHDPsychiatry Physician1205817491
  17. Catherine Becker, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1326379546
  18. Daniel Becker, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1710911474
  19. David Becker, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1184269201
  20. Holly BeckerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396590485
  21. James Becker, M.D.Surgery Physician1760441059
  22. Justin Becker, MD, PHDMedical Oncology Physician1689163909
  23. Kendra Becker, PHDPsychologist1558757500
  24. Lena BeckerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841159480
  25. Molly BeckerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487359980
  26. Ronald Becker, MDDevelopmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician1881707479
  27. Theresa Becker, DOPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1952365827
  28. Winston BeckerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053052399
  29. Anne BeckettInternal Medicine Physician1649698408
  30. Angela Beckford, M.D., MPHDermatology Physician1083872816
  31. Tanesha Beckford, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1922636109
  32. Catherine Beckhorn, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215738463
  33. Jennifer Becklehimer, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124501853
  34. Adam BeckmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790470375
  35. Rita Beckman, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1144462185
  36. Tiffany BeckmanCounselor1750678405
  37. Shane BeckmannStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023790672
  38. Noor Beckwith, MDPsychiatry Physician1548790785
  39. Harleigh Becotte, PHARMDPharmacist1568058386
  40. Aymeric Becq, MDGastroenterology Physician1861913881
  41. Frederique Bedard, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558106625
  42. Rebecca Bedard, RN, MPHAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse1093915027
  43. Brandon Bedell, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1366182248
  44. Susanna Bedell, MDInternal Medicine Physician1023151180
  45. Harprit Bedi, MDNeuroradiology Physician1417158213
  46. Neil Singh Bedi, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720926991
  47. Heather BedlionStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851983761
  48. Victoria BednarczykPhysical Therapist1003789785
  49. Alana BednarzOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1912337874
  50. Jessica Bedney, LCSWClinical Social Worker1518282516

The largest Massachusetts cities

  1. Worcester13,166
  2. Springfield8,553
  3. Cambridge5,145
  4. Brockton4,287
  5. Milford3,459

All of Massachusetts →

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.