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.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Boston ranks 1st among 402 Massachusetts cities by CMS provider count, holding 19.1% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 41,865
- NPPES providers in city
- 1st
- of 402 MA cities
- 19.1%
- of Massachusetts providers
- 29.2%
- in top 3 specialties
Boston ranks #1 of 10 Massachusetts cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Boston ranks among Massachusetts cities
Provider count vs every Massachusetts city in CMS NPPES (402 cities)
41,865 Top 1% higher than 99% of 402 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Boston
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
7,373 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
3,060 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 1,808
Clinical Social Worker
1,808 providers
- Physician Assistant 1,545
Physician Assistant
1,545 providers
- Pediatrics Physician 1,187
Pediatrics Physician
1,187 providers
- Registered Nurse 1,003
Registered Nurse
1,003 providers
- Anesthesiology Physi… 966
Anesthesiology Physician
966 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 852
Family Nurse Practitioner
852 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 835
Nurse Practitioner
835 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 828
Mental Health Counselor
828 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (7,373 providers, 17.6% of the city), followed by Internal Medicine Physician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Boston has more, and fewer, of than Massachusetts average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Massachusetts , Boston over-indexes neurology physician at 2.9× the state average and under-indexes mental health counselor at 0.24×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Massachusetts average
Less common here than Massachusetts average
- Mental Health Counselor 0.24×
- Behavior Technician 0.26×
- Social Worker 0.46×
- Pharmacist 0.46×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Boston, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 41,865 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 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 (7,373 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 3,060 and Clinical Social Worker with 1,808). 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.
Which specialties are most common in Boston
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 7,373 | 17.6% |
| 2 | Internal Medicine Physician | 3,060 | 7.3% |
| 3 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,808 | 4.3% |
| 4 | Physician Assistant | 1,545 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Pediatrics Physician | 1,187 | 2.8% |
| 6 | Registered Nurse | 1,003 | 2.4% |
| 7 | Anesthesiology Physician | 966 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 852 | 2.0% |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioner | 835 | 2.0% |
| 10 | Mental Health Counselor | 828 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Physical Therapist | 812 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Psychiatry Physician | 783 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Diagnostic Radiology Physician | 777 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Dentist | 688 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Behavior Technician | 582 | 1.4% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 7)
| Name |
|---|
| Leroy Adams Mental Health Counselor |
| Leslie Adams, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC/AC Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Madison Adams, MD, MPH Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Michelle Adams, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Rachyl Adams Dentist |
| Ryan Adams, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Stephanie Adams, RN, NP Women's Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Surya Adams, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| William Adams, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Zoe Adams Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Susan Adams-Horwich, CADAC,LADC1 Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Stacey Adamson, PT Physical Therapist |
| Nicholas Adamstein, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Gifty Addae Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Madeline Addington Physician Assistant |
| Jessica Addison, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Marylyn Addo, MD Infectious Disease Physician |
| Ofori Addo, DMD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Nana Addo-Tabiri, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Deborah Adduci, PT Physical Therapist |
| Daria Ade, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Awara Adeagbo Doula |
| Oluwasegun Adeagbo Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Giscard Adeclat, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Babatunde Adedeji Mental Health Counselor |
| Adeshina Adedewe Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Ganiyat Adeduntan, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Temitayo Adegbenro, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Folake Adegboye Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Tejumola Adegoke, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Adeola Adejinmi, R.N. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Adewunmi Adelaja, MD, PHD Dermatology Physician |
| Kate Adeletti Physical Therapist |
| Adekemi Adeleye Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Alex Adeli, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Jacob Adelman, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Michelle Adelman Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Miranda Adelmann, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Phyllis Adelson Clinical Social Worker |
| Megan Adelstein, NP Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Pamela Adelstein, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Salome Ademan Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Sherifat Ademola, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Janet Adeola, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Audrey Ades, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Monica Adesso Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Adeboye Adewoye, M.D. Medical Oncology Physician |
| Katayun Adhami, M.D. MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician |
| Asmita Adhikari General Practice Dentistry |
| Sapana Adhikari, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
Nearby Cities in Massachusetts
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