Doctors in Cambridge, MA
Active healthcare providers in Cambridge 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
Cambridge ranks 4th among 405 Massachusetts cities by CMS provider count, holding 2.3% of the state's NPIs, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 5,145
- NPPES providers in city
- 4th
- of 405 MA cities
- 2.3%
- of Massachusetts providers
- 23.8%
- in top 3 specialties
Cambridge ranks #4 of 10 Massachusetts cities for Clinical Social Worker.
Where Cambridge ranks among Massachusetts cities
Provider count vs every Massachusetts city in CMS NPPES (405 cities)
5,145 Top 1% higher than 99% of 405 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Cambridge
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
518 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
407 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
300 providers
- Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
287 providers
- Social Worker
Social Worker
281 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
276 providers
- Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
262 providers
- Psychiatry Physician
Psychiatry Physician
208 providers
- Pharmacist 204
Pharmacist
204 providers
- Psychologist 172
Psychologist
172 providers
What this shows Clinical Social Worker is the largest specialty (518 providers, 10.1% of the city), followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Cambridge 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 , Cambridge over-indexes clinical psychologist at 3.8× the state average and under-indexes mental health counselor at 0.65×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Massachusetts average
- Clinical Psychologist 3.8×
- Psychiatry Physician 3.4×
- Psychologist 3.2×
- Acupuncturist 2.3×
Less common here than Massachusetts average
- Mental Health Counselor 0.65×
- Occupational Therapist 0.70×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Cambridge, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,145 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 Cambridge - 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 Cambridge 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 Cambridge is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (518 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 407 and Internal Medicine Physician with 300). 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, Cambridge reports roughly 73.5 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 Cambridge practice address, a coverage gap Cambridge patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Cambridge 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 Cambridge
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 518 | 10.1% |
| 2 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 407 | 7.9% |
| 3 | Internal Medicine Physician | 300 | 5.8% |
| 4 | Registered Nurse | 287 | 5.6% |
| 5 | Social Worker | 281 | 5.5% |
| 6 | Mental Health Counselor | 276 | 5.4% |
| 7 | Clinical Psychologist | 262 | 5.1% |
| 8 | Psychiatry Physician | 208 | 4.0% |
| 9 | Pharmacist | 204 | 4.0% |
| 10 | Psychologist | 172 | 3.3% |
| 11 | Physical Therapist | 130 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Physician Assistant | 94 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Registered Dietitian | 70 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Acupuncturist | 68 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Nurse Practitioner | 60 | 1.2% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Omar Abbas, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Nawyaab Abbasi, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Adanesh Abbay Registered Nurse |
| Flannery Abbey Social Worker |
| Louis Abbey, DMD Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dentistry |
| Amanda Abbott, CNM, LCSW Advanced Practice Midwife |
| Kelly Abbott, O.D. Optometrist |
| Kelly Abdalla, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Rana Abdallah Social Worker |
| Zahra Abdul Ghafoor Internal Medicine Physician |
| Khaleel Abdul-Jabbaar, PT, DPT Orthopedic Physical Therapist |
| Lou Abecassis Mental Health Counselor |
| Ellen Abele, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Susan Abelson, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Ritika Abhyankar, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rekha Abichandani, M.D. Nephrology Physician |
| Zain Ui Abiddin, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Anthony Abner, MD Radiation Oncology Physician |
| Susan Abookire, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Adri Abou-Bakr, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Emilee Abraham, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Alan Abrams, M.D. Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Betsy Abrams Social Worker |
| Danielle Abrams, PHD Clinical Neuropsychologist |
| Debra Abrams, LICSW Social Worker |
| Nancy Abrams, LSW Social Worker |
| David Abramson, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Jaquay Abreu Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Samer Abujaber, MB BCH BAO Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Gloria Acosta, LICSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Christine Adams Clinical Psychologist |
| David Adams, ED.D. Counseling Psychologist |
| Gretchen Adams Clinical Psychologist |
| Thomas Adams Psychiatry Physician |
| Kidmalem Adamu, RN Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse |
| Emily Adamy, PHARM D., RPH Pharmacist |
| Augustina Adebo-Young, MED/RECOVERY SPEC Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Robert Adelberg, ED.D. Counseling Psychologist |
| Burt Alan Adelman, M.D. Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Solomon Adelsky, M.D. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| Chorine Adewale, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Menatalla Ads Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Elexus Afonso, PHARMD, RPH Pharmacist |
| Nina Afsar, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Anupam Agarwal, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Mica Agate-Mays Social Worker |
| Hans Agrawal, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Sita Agterberg, PT Physical Therapist |
| Elizabeth Aguilo, LICSW Social Worker |
| Jeneva Ahearn Pharmacist |
Nearby Cities in Massachusetts
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