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 74 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. Brooke Bevan, NURSE PRACTITIONERAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1447852140
  2. Alaina BeverStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720921075
  3. Matthew Bevers, MD, PHDNeurology Physician1114247582
  4. Laura Bevilacqua, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1700875507
  5. Lauren Beville, LCSWClinical Social Worker1457968976
  6. Kristin Bevington, MDPsychiatry Physician1871083121
  7. Blake Bewley, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811731573
  8. Kayla Bey, PHARMDPharmacist1629945829
  9. Najla Beydoun, MDAnesthesiology Physician1386382893
  10. Eaba BeyeneStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932050762
  11. Henon BeyenePsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1245957455
  12. Jill Beyer, ODOptometrist1790770063
  13. Lisa Beyer, PAPhysician Assistant1598834202
  14. Sebastian Beyer, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366964389
  15. Jared Beyersdorf, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043977978
  16. Vanessa Beynon, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1205126588
  17. Luis Henrique Bezerra Cavalcanti Sette, MDNephrology Physician1396636502
  18. Nicole Bezreh, MSN, RN, ACCNS, CCRNAcute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist1548916083
  19. Abraham Bezuidenhout, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1548715485
  20. Vassilios Bezzerides, M.D., PH.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1194992834
  21. Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALDInfectious Disease Physician1689850281
  22. Rafeeque Bhadelia, M.DNeuroradiology Physician1003862988
  23. Jessica Bhagaloo, MS CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1801766001
  24. Manish Bhagania, BDS, MDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1740711423
  25. Janki BhagatStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427812064
  26. Shyam BhagatStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073372595
  27. Preksha Bhagchandani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639012008
  28. Shirin BhagwagarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184479263
  29. Mamta BhaktaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063769396
  30. Rupal Bhakta, AU.D.Audiologist1346654423
  31. Kunal Bhalla, D.D.S.Dentist1205098175
  32. Pavit BhallaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831057603
  33. Pooja Bhalla, RNRegistered Nurse1154495729
  34. Svetlana Bhalla, LICSWClinical Social Worker1104778844
  35. Jasmeen BhambraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801691746
  36. Shaan BhambraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891590139
  37. Atul Bhan, MBBS MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1144211285
  38. Ina Bhan, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1720161185
  39. Irun Bhan, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1376860833
  40. Ishir Bhan, MDNephrology Physician1275519993
  41. Deepak Bharadia, M.D., M.P.H.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1295047645
  42. Hariharan Bharadwaj, MDHematology (Pathology) Physician1013569276
  43. Rabani BhararaEmergency Medicine Physician1750964565
  44. Joyita BharatiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285348359
  45. Monica Bharel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093798084
  46. Ashok Bhargava, MDInternal Medicine Physician1073595864
  47. Harshita Bhargava, LMHCMental Health Counselor1275418048
  48. Pankaj Bhargava, MDMedical Oncology Physician1386603421
  49. Parul Bhargava, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1871531145
  50. Anubha Bharthuar, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1063739969

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.