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 75)
| Name |
|---|
| James Billman, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Tyler Billouin Mental Health Counselor |
| Mary Elizabeth Bilodeau, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Megan Bilodeau, AU.D. Audiologist |
| Philippe-Antoine Bilodeau, MD Neurology Physician |
| Rebecca Bilodeau Clinical Social Worker |
| Sharon Bilodeau Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Shawna Bilton, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ihor Bilyk Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician |
| Zhargal Bimbaev, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Busem Binboga Kurt, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Hansla Bindra, BCBA Behavior Analyst |
| Emanuela Binello Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Yoav Binenbaum, MD, PHD Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Tailah Binette Behavior Technician |
| Oscar Bing, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Saba Bingabr, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Eliot Binkerd Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Christoph Binkert, M.D. Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician |
| Geoffrey Binney, M.D. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician |
| Devon Binns Dentist |
| William Binotti, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Atheer Binzouman Periodontics |
| David Biondi, DO Neurology Physician |
| Ashley Birch, NP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Craig Birch, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Meaghan Birch, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Jeffery Bird, MD., FRCPC. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Katelyn Bird, MD Neurology Physician |
| Suzanne Bird, M.D. Addiction Psychiatry Physician |
| Victoria Bird Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Robyn Birdwell, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Julia Bireley Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alona Birjiniuk, MD Pediatric Cardiology Physician |
| Caroline Birks, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Conor Birmingham, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Gabrielle Birnbaum, LCSW Social Worker |
| Robert Birnbaum, MD, PHD Psychiatry Physician |
| Shana Birnbaum, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Cara Birner, AU.D Audiologist |
| Drew Birrenkott, MD, DPHIL Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Randolph Birsch, DMD Dentist |
| Kirstin Birtwell, MA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Cora Bisbee, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Corey Bisceglia-Kane, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Claire Bisch Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Shawna Biscone, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Linda Bishop, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Kiana Bishop-Londy Behavior Technician |
| Shradha Bisht Nurse Practitioner |
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