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 35 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. Matthew Garcia, MDPediatrics Physician1861053357
  2. Melissa Garcia, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1215618459
  3. Meredith GarciaBehavior Technician1417414434
  4. Michael GarciaBehavior Technician1154106276
  5. Miranda GarciaBehavior Technician1356196596
  6. Monica Garcia, COTAPediatrics Physician1548088032
  7. Nelda Garcia, R.PH.Pharmacist1285952069
  8. Nina Garcia, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1588485874
  9. Noe Garcia, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1740769363
  10. Octavio Garcia, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1588752380
  11. Patricia Garcia, LPC MSMental Health Counselor1770989493
  12. Rachel Garcia, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1295361319
  13. Rachel Garcia, APRN, NNP-BCCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1568032662
  14. Rafael Garcia, MDGeneral Practice Physician1336160852
  15. Raul Garcia, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1992287635
  16. Rebecca GarciaSpeech-Language Assistant1487141909
  17. Rebecca Garcia, M.S., CF-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1801784749
  18. Rennah GarciaPharmacy Technician1902738446
  19. Rosario GarciaFamily Nurse Practitioner1881471290
  20. Ruben Garcia, PH.D.Marriage & Family Therapist1932397064
  21. Samantha Garcia, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1952148611
  22. Sandra GarciaSpeech-Language Pathologist1205575784
  23. Sergio GarciaMental Health Counselor1184406100
  24. Shelly Garcia, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1063894582
  25. Stacey Garcia, LPCCounselor1982272175
  26. Stefani GarciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1790632966
  27. Tori Garcia, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1013893346
  28. Toribio Garcia, M.D., MBA, RPHPediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1518095066
  29. Veronica Garcia, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1346528551
  30. Veronica GarciaOccupational Therapy Assistant1720488679
  31. Vicente GarciaSurgical Physician Assistant1386262988
  32. Victor Garcia, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1801344734
  33. Victoria GarciaBehavior Technician1295671519
  34. Nelly Garcia Blow, D.O.Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1477812501
  35. Roger Garcia JrBehavior Technician1700626488
  36. Elio Garcia SosaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346036969
  37. Brenda Gardner, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003889619
  38. Jessie GardnerLicensed Vocational Nurse1528548211
  39. Kathryn Gardner, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1659231280
  40. Desiree GarlejoGeriatric Physical Therapist1376023960
  41. Madelyn Garner, LPA, LSSP, ASDCSClinical Psychologist1083391866
  42. Susanna GarnerMassage Therapist1619612777
  43. Ronald Garrett-Roe, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1053311647
  44. Adrienne Garza, BCBABehavior Analyst1144787169
  45. Aimee GarzaBehavior Technician1487578290
  46. Alyssa Garza, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1386567808
  47. Amando Garza, LSASurgical Assistant1194954545
  48. Amber Garza, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1043931173
  49. Andrea Garza, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1588131668
  50. Bernice GarzaLicensed Vocational Nurse1144059577

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.