Doctors in Bristol, CT
Active healthcare providers in Bristol 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
Bristol ranks 27th among 200 Connecticut cities by CMS provider count, holding 1% of the state's NPIs, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 854
- NPPES providers in city
- 27th
- of 200 CT cities
- 1%
- of Connecticut providers
- 18.3%
- in top 3 specialties
Bristol ranks #11 of 10 Connecticut cities for Clinical Social Worker.
Where Bristol ranks among Connecticut cities
Provider count vs every Connecticut city in CMS NPPES (200 cities)
854 Top 13% higher than 87% of 200 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Bristol
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
60 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
51 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
45 providers
- Social Worker
Social Worker
42 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
34 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
33 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
32 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
27 providers
- Marriage & Family Th…
Marriage & Family Therapist
25 providers
- Student in an Organi… 20
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
20 providers
What this shows Clinical Social Worker is the largest specialty (60 providers, 7.0% of the city), followed by Pharmacist.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Bristol has more, and fewer, of than Connecticut average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Connecticut , Bristol over-indexes optometrist at 2× the state average and under-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 0.30×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Connecticut average
- Optometrist 2×
- Social Worker 1.8×
- Dentist 1.6×
- Pharmacist 1.5×
Less common here than Connecticut average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Bristol, Connecticut appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 854 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 Bristol - 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 Bristol 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 Bristol is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (60 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 51 and Physical Therapist with 45). 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 Connecticut's population, Bristol reports roughly 23.6 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 Connecticut's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Bristol practice address, a coverage gap Bristol patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Bristol 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 Bristol
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 60 | 7.0% |
| 2 | Pharmacist | 51 | 6.0% |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 45 | 5.3% |
| 4 | Social Worker | 42 | 4.9% |
| 5 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 34 | 4.0% |
| 6 | Internal Medicine Physician | 33 | 3.9% |
| 7 | Physician Assistant | 32 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Mental Health Counselor | 27 | 3.2% |
| 9 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 25 | 2.9% |
| 10 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 20 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Professional Counselor | 20 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Registered Nurse | 17 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Pediatrics Physician | 16 | 1.9% |
| 14 | General Practice Dentistry | 16 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 15 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Kori Abarzua, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Carolina Acosta Pabon, FNP Community Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Yomaliz Adams Behavior Technician |
| Susan Adeife Lee, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Jack Adler, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Sharon Adler, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| James Affenito, DMD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| Whitney Agyeman Clinical Social Worker |
| Pamela Aiken, LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Annas Al-Kalak Pharmacist |
| Esther Alfisi Professional Counselor |
| Allyson Algarin, LMSW Social Worker |
| Abdel Allam, M.D. Otolaryngology Physician |
| Chauncey Allers, LADC Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Judith Alvarado, IAHC Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Melissa Alvarado Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Emilie Alvarez, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Lynn Amato, PT Physical Therapist |
| Beth Anderson Professional Counselor |
| Germaine Andrews, RN Home Health Registered Nurse |
| Patricia Andrzejewski Mental Health Counselor |
| Paula Angrand, APRN Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Christiana Ankiambom, CRNA Registered Nurse |
| Michael Anton Physical Therapist |
| Peter Arnold, CRNA, APRN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Ian Arnone, LPC-A Mental Health Counselor |
| Neha Arora General Practice Dentistry |
| Kenichi Asano, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Anusha Atique, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Therese Audet-Shilinga, M.T. Massage Therapist |
| Tanya Ave'Lallemant, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Jody Axt Professional Counselor |
| Ellen Babcock, LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Nicole Bacon, PT Physical Therapist |
| Carlos Badiola, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Ara Bagdasarian, MD Surgery Physician |
| Rainer Bagdasarian, MD Surgery Physician |
| Fatoumata Bah, NURSE PRACTITIONER Nurse Practitioner |
| Lea Bailey, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Astrid Baldrich-Sanchez Chiropractor |
| Thomas Balga, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Arturo Baltazar, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Nasima Banerjee, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Nikita Bansal Khemani, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kevin Baran, M.D., M.P.H. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Joseph Baranowskas, LICENSED OPTICIAN Optician |
| Katherine Bares, RPA-C Physician Assistant |
| Charles Barnicoat, PA Physician Assistant |
| Amy Barrett Clinical Social Worker |
| Thaddeus Bartles, O.D. Optometrist |
Nearby Cities in Connecticut
Other Connecticut cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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