Doctors in Brookline, MA
Active healthcare providers in Brookline 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
Brookline ranks 14th among 400 Massachusetts cities by CMS provider count, holding 1.1% of the state's NPIs, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 2,319
- NPPES providers in city
- 14th
- of 400 MA cities
- 1.1%
- of Massachusetts providers
- 30.9%
- in top 3 specialties
Brookline ranks #5 of 10 Massachusetts cities for Clinical Social Worker.
Where Brookline ranks among Massachusetts cities
Provider count vs every Massachusetts city in CMS NPPES (400 cities)
2,319 Top 3% higher than 97% of 400 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Brookline
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
371 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
200 providers
- Clinical Psychologist 145
Clinical Psychologist
145 providers
- Physical Therapist 117
Physical Therapist
117 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 110
Psychiatry Physician
110 providers
- Student in an Organi… 103
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
103 providers
- Psychologist 99
Psychologist
99 providers
- Social Worker 73
Social Worker
73 providers
- General Practice Den… 65
General Practice Dentistry
65 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 64
Internal Medicine Physician
64 providers
What this shows Clinical Social Worker is the largest specialty (371 providers, 16.0% of the city), followed by Mental Health Counselor.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Brookline 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 , Brookline over-indexes clinical psychologist at 4.6× the state average and under-indexes counselor at 0.32×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Massachusetts average
Less common here than Massachusetts average
- Counselor 0.32×
- Pharmacist 0.44×
- Physician Assistant 0.47×
- Pediatrics Physician 0.67×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Brookline, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,319 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 Brookline - 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 Brookline 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 Brookline is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (371 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 200 and Clinical Psychologist with 145). 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, Brookline reports roughly 33.1 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.
Of Massachusetts's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Brookline practice address, a coverage gap Brookline patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Brookline 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 Brookline
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 371 | 16.0% |
| 2 | Mental Health Counselor | 200 | 8.6% |
| 3 | Clinical Psychologist | 145 | 6.3% |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 117 | 5.0% |
| 5 | Psychiatry Physician | 110 | 4.7% |
| 6 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 103 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Psychologist | 99 | 4.3% |
| 8 | Social Worker | 73 | 3.1% |
| 9 | General Practice Dentistry | 65 | 2.8% |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Physician | 64 | 2.8% |
| 11 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 63 | 2.7% |
| 12 | Dentist | 46 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician | 43 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Acupuncturist | 39 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Counselor | 32 | 1.4% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 39)
| Name |
|---|
| Sukhman Shergill, MD Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Daniel Sherman Clinical Social Worker |
| Rachael Sherman, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Susan Sherman, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Leah Sherman-Collins, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Haley Sherrard, DC Chiropractor |
| Bizhang Shi Acupuncturist |
| Yuchen Shi Clinical Social Worker |
| Joel Shield, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Mary Shields, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Scott Shikora, MD, FACS Surgery Physician |
| Kirk Shilts, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Alice Shin, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Thomas Shipp, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Debbie Shlain-Frink, M.D Internal Medicine Physician |
| Felix Shlosman Optician |
| Polina Shneyderman Acupuncturist |
| Oliver Shore, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Pallavi Shukla, M.S., ED.M, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Alicia Shulman, CNP Women's Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Evaneet Sidhu, DMD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| Marjorie Siegel, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Charles Siegert, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| Yulia Sigal, PT Physical Therapist |
| Shelby Silas, PTA Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Sandra Siler, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| P. Silfer Clinical Psychologist |
| Adam Silk, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Susan Silveira, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Samantha Sim Registered Nurse |
| Corbin Simas Counselor |
| Daniel Simpson, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Berkley Singer Clinical Social Worker |
| Hannah Singer, LICSW MA Clinical Social Worker |
| Sarah Singer, LICSW Social Worker |
| Aram Sirakian, D.M.D. Prosthodontics |
| Anne Sistler, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Kevin Situ, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Gal Sivan, PSY.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Melissa Skepko Mental Health Counselor |
| Christopher Skevofilax, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Hillel Skoff, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Roman Slabsky, PSY.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Kelly Slattery Behavior Analyst |
| Suzanne Slattery, PH.D. Counseling Psychologist |
| James Slayton, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Olga Sliwa, MSW, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Brandon Sloan, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Allison Slocum Mental Health Counselor |
| Laurence Sloss, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
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