NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Buffalo, NY

13,287 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Buffalo, 5th of 1,009 New York cities. The largest group is students in training: 1,234, 9% of the city's records, against 7% across New York. Page 217 of 266.

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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 Buffalo

  1. Students in training1,234
  2. Counselor716
  3. Licensed Practical Nurse609
  4. Pharmacist593
  5. Registered Nurse572
  6. Mental Health Counselor568
  7. Social Worker547
  8. Physician Assistant488

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Buffalo in New York

  • Rank in New York5th of 1,009 cities by records
  • Share of the state2.5% of New York's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups19.3% of all records
  • Students in training rank6th of the 10 New York cities with the most

Compared with New York as a whole, Buffalo has 7.4× the state's share of counselor records and 0.42× its share of physical therapist records.

Providers in Buffalo, alphabetically

  1. Kathleen Shanahan, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1457370108
  2. Kathleen Shanahan, PHDPsychologist1942578174
  3. Leah Shanahan, LMSWClinical Social Worker1205643830
  4. Mackenzie Shanahan, MSWCounselor1811725583
  5. Meagan ShanahanSpeech-Language Pathologist1245900661
  6. Teagan Shanahan, PAMedical Physician Assistant1144156076
  7. Thomas Shanahan, PH.D.Ph.D. Medical Genetics1568533917
  8. Emily Shanahan-Bieron, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396327300
  9. Cindra Shangreau, DPHPharmacist1265484935
  10. Kelsey ShankStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831038207
  11. Stephen Shanley, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1225175672
  12. Kyle Shapcott, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1366245151
  13. David Shapiro, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1215041157
  14. Muhammad Ans Sharif, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467255570
  15. Mohammed ShariffStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568152304
  16. Tarlan Sharifi, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144178476
  17. Holly Sharifoglu, LMSWSocial Worker1558135251
  18. Miranda Sharkey, LMSWClinical Social Worker1811567555
  19. Akash Sharma, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154054542
  20. Dolly Sharma, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1073791117
  21. Jyoti Sharma, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790313880
  22. Manoj Sharma, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265271423
  23. Rajeev Sharma, MDInternal Medicine Physician1326342924
  24. Shakti Sharma, MDDermatology Physician1477534188
  25. Shruti SharmaGeneral Practice Dentistry1962856518
  26. Vikas Sharma, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1043650799
  27. Jermaine SharpBehavior Technician1154215424
  28. Tryniquia Sharp, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1548508807
  29. Anna Sharpe, LCSWClinical Social Worker1306464086
  30. Gusteen SharpeDoula1033827746
  31. Preeti ShashiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386273902
  32. Kalyan Shastri, MDNeurology Physician1275794554
  33. Ana Lucia ShatahCounselor1184808362
  34. Jared ShatkinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518609833
  35. Juliet ShatkinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952240459
  36. Margaret Shaughnessy, PTPhysical Therapist1093941643
  37. Justin ShavalierCounselor1053620450
  38. Amy Shaver, PHARMDPharmacist1346722758
  39. Eilise ShawPeer Specialist1023616638
  40. Ericka ShawCounselor1205436581
  41. Evan ShawEmergency Medicine Physician1295364370
  42. Jacquelyn ShawCounselor1629320361
  43. Kyle Shaw, D.D.SStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003294117
  44. Karla Shaw-Ahishakiye, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1043568223
  45. Omar Shawaf, DO, MSC, BSCStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699341495
  46. Colleen SheaRegistered Nurse1669881595
  47. Janine SheaRegistered Nurse1164961587
  48. Lisa Shea, FNPFamily Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1790096212
  49. Lynn Shea, M.A. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1942371802
  50. Marcia Shea, OTD, OTROccupational Therapist1306115118

The largest New York cities

  1. New York98,468
  2. Brooklyn64,057
  3. Bronx32,017
  4. Rochester20,520
  5. Staten Island12,351

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How to read this directory

Buffalo, New York appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 13,287 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 Buffalo - 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (1,234 clinicians, followed by Counselor with 716 and Licensed Practical Nurse with 609). 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 New York's population, Buffalo reports roughly 67.9 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.

For Buffalo 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 Buffalo, NY?

There are 13,287 registered healthcare providers in Buffalo, NY, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Buffalo?

The most common specialties in Buffalo are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Counselor, Licensed Practical Nurse, Pharmacist, Registered Nurse. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 1,234.

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.