Doctors in Buffalo, NY
Active healthcare providers in Buffalo 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
Buffalo ranks 5th among 1,005 New York cities by CMS provider count, holding 2.4% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 12,958
- NPPES providers in city
- 5th
- of 1,005 NY cities
- 2.4%
- of New York providers
- 21.2%
- in top 3 specialties
Buffalo ranks #5 of 10 New York cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Buffalo ranks among New York cities
Provider count vs every New York city in CMS NPPES (1,005 cities)
12,958 Top 1% higher than 99% of 1,005 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Buffalo
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
1,347 providers
- Counselor
Counselor
751 providers
- Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
646 providers
- Licensed Practical N…
Licensed Practical Nurse
601 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
592 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
553 providers
- Social Worker
Social Worker
545 providers
- Physician Assistant 447
Physician Assistant
447 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 432
Speech-Language Pathologist
432 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 400
Clinical Social Worker
400 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (1,347 providers, 10.4% of the city), followed by Counselor.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Buffalo has more, and fewer, of than New York average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across New York , Buffalo over-indexes counselor at 7.2× the state average and under-indexes physical therapist at 0.43×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than New York average
Less common here than New York average
- Physical Therapist 0.43×
- Specialist 0.50×
- Clinical Social Worker 0.62×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.73×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Buffalo, New York appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 12,958 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 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 2023 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 (1,347 clinicians, followed by Counselor with 751 and Registered Nurse with 646). 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 66.2 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.
Which specialties are most common in Buffalo
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,347 | 10.4% |
| 2 | Counselor | 751 | 5.8% |
| 3 | Registered Nurse | 646 | 5.0% |
| 4 | Licensed Practical Nurse | 601 | 4.6% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 592 | 4.6% |
| 6 | Mental Health Counselor | 553 | 4.3% |
| 7 | Social Worker | 545 | 4.2% |
| 8 | Physician Assistant | 447 | 3.4% |
| 9 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 432 | 3.3% |
| 10 | Clinical Social Worker | 400 | 3.1% |
| 11 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 361 | 2.8% |
| 12 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 310 | 2.4% |
| 13 | Internal Medicine Physician | 284 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Specialist | 277 | 2.1% |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 237 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 4)
| Name |
|---|
| Eloise Aguirregoitia, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Oluchi Ahaneku Counselor |
| Stephanie Ahearn, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Vida Ahensa, RN Registered Nurse |
| Margaret Ahern Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Terrence Ahlin Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Affan Ahmad, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Misbah Ahmad, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Shahla Ahmad, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| Tariq Ahmad, M.D. Hospitalist Physician |
| Waqar Ahmad, M.D Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Aaliya Ahmed Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Ashfaq Ahmed Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Fahim Ahmed, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Furqan Ahmed, FNP Child & Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse |
| Husain Ahmed Pharmacist |
| Maheen Ahmed, M.B.,B.S Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rahil Ahmed, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Syed Ahmed, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Tariq Ahmed, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Zakaria Ahmed Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Eric Ahn, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Zohra Ahsan, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kriti Ahuja, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jean Aiad, DDS Dentist |
| Shahir Aiad, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Christine Aiduk, NP Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner |
| Brittany Aiello, BS Social Worker |
| Ernest Aifuwa Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ali Aijaz, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Amanda Aiken Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Joanna Aiken, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Keaira Aiken, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Christopher Aikin, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Susan Aitken, MS,CCC,SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Lydia Akaka Athletic Trainer |
| Stacey Akers, MD Gynecologic Oncology Physician |
| Hannah Akin, BSW Social Worker |
| Amir Akl, M.D Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Elie Akl, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Ayham Al Afif, MD, MSC. FRSCS Otolaryngology Physician |
| Yussef Al Ghoul Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jessica Al Kadi Social Worker |
| Laila Al Masaoudi, MD Otolaryngology Physician |
| Ahmed Al Mozayen, BDS, MS Dentist |
| Hassan Ali Al Saleh, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mahdi Ahmad Yousef Al Sayed Ahmad, M.D Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Manar Al Sbaikhawi Counselor |
| Jamal Al Taani, MD Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician |
| Hashem Al-Adwan Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
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