NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Corpus Christi, TX

5,600 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Corpus Christi, 9th of 694 Texas cities. The largest group is family nurse practitioner: 408, 7% of the city's records, against 5% across Texas. Page 12 of 112.

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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 Corpus Christi

  1. Family Nurse Practitioner408
  2. Behavior Technician384
  3. Pharmacist234
  4. Professional Counselor224
  5. Speech-Language Pathologist203
  6. Physical Therapist198
  7. Students in training195
  8. Family Medicine Physician193

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

Corpus Christi in Texas

  • Rank in Texas9th of 694 cities by records
  • Share of the state1.3% of Texas's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups18.3% of all records
  • Family Nurse Practitioner rank8th of the 10 Texas cities with the most

Compared with Texas as a whole, Corpus Christi has 2.4× the state's share of emergency medicine physician records and 0.53× its share of clinical social worker records.

Providers in Corpus Christi, alphabetically

  1. Amy Bowers-Yilmazer, LCSWClinical Social Worker1609937184
  2. Cathy Bowlin, NPNurse Practitioner1316068414
  3. Briona Bowman, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1336986009
  4. Jaylen Bowman, LPCMental Health Counselor1154029593
  5. Nicholas Bown, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1124068234
  6. Clayton Boyd, O.D.Optometrist1720463698
  7. Ashley BoyerCounselor1003267907
  8. Gerard Boynton, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902914179
  9. Fred Brackett, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1053383372
  10. Katherine BrackinRegistered Dietitian1982446985
  11. Chad Bradford, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1124005178
  12. Frani Bradley, LPCProfessional Counselor1720098528
  13. Kathleen Bradley, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1417584665
  14. Lynn Brady, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1275362519
  15. Bonnie Braglia, LPC LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1578618096
  16. Roberto Braglia, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1063414951
  17. Judy Brako, MA, LPC-AMental Health Counselor1710809256
  18. Christopher BranckerEmergency Medicine Physician1679928576
  19. Lee Brandt, NPCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1437828530
  20. Barbara Brantley, L P CProfessional Counselor1841185493
  21. Judy Brashear, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1114556065
  22. Peggy Braswell, MS, LPCMental Health Counselor1528386133
  23. Ambar Bratcher, LCSWClinical Social Worker1437841327
  24. Shenise Bratton, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1265969380
  25. Ariel Bravo, HISHearing Instrument Specialist1962964262
  26. Rachel Bray, PHARMDPharmacist1215391651
  27. Charles Breckenridge, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1366454662
  28. April Breeden, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1467536961
  29. Charles Breeling, MDFamily Medicine Physician1346358413
  30. Norbert Brehm, MDUrology Physician1699761213
  31. Bryan Brekhus, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1952505588
  32. Nathanael Breland, NURSELicensed Vocational Nurse1386144087
  33. Dawn BrennaOccupational Therapist1609246271
  34. Sara Brennan, M.ED., LCDCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1821345794
  35. Lawrence Brenner, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1225010317
  36. Martha Bridge, LPCMental Health Counselor1043598113
  37. Suzanne Bridgeman, SLP ASSISTANTSpeech-Language Assistant1053588145
  38. Paul Bridges, PAMedical Physician Assistant1235169400
  39. Kathryn Brindell, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1376364273
  40. Lusana Brinke, M.S., CCC/SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1316371644
  41. Joann BrionesSpeech-Language Pathologist1902146970
  42. Ryan Briones, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1134007107
  43. Rebecca Briseno, SLP ASSISTANTSpeech-Language Assistant1972090702
  44. Francisco Brito-Aleman, MDRheumatology Physician1073076964
  45. Kathleen BroadwayNutrition Education Nutritionist1376377135
  46. Michael Brodeur, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1417290180
  47. Valicia BrohimerPhysical Therapy Assistant1184241663
  48. Lisa Broll, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1467828087
  49. Allison Brombach, MS, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1487354692
  50. Debra Brooker, LBSW-IPRSocial Worker1922423128

The largest Texas cities

  1. Houston61,221
  2. San Antonio37,749
  3. Dallas36,304
  4. Austin26,585
  5. Fort Worth15,511

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How to read this directory

Corpus Christi, Texas appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,600 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 Corpus Christi - 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 Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi is weighted toward Family Nurse Practitioner (408 clinicians, followed by Behavior Technician with 384 and Pharmacist with 234). 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 Texas's population, Corpus Christi reports roughly 18.4 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 Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi, TX?

There are 5,600 registered healthcare providers in Corpus Christi, TX, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Corpus Christi?

The most common specialties in Corpus Christi are Family Nurse Practitioner, Behavior Technician, Pharmacist, Professional Counselor, Speech-Language Pathologist. Family Nurse Practitioner has the most providers with 408.

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.