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 92 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. Isatu Sawyerr, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588147268
  2. Christina SaxtonBehavior Technician1346022407
  3. Puneet Sayal, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1851655914
  4. Lesego SayedAudiologist1215824651
  5. Kimberly Scanlan, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1336230895
  6. Roy Edmond Scavone, DPTPhysical Therapist1700516440
  7. John SchappertGeneral Practice Dentistry1245073030
  8. Lynn Schauster, DPTPhysical Therapist1154390722
  9. Allison Schebler-Poulos, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1265750848
  10. Charles Schechter, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1487654125
  11. Joanna ScheibleLicensed Vocational Nurse1255179248
  12. James Scherer, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1669431797
  13. Edward Schiller, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1225249915
  14. Aimee Schimizzi, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1073785879
  15. Amber SchimmelFamily Nurse Practitioner1861360141
  16. Michael Schiop, D.P.M.Podiatrist1962472340
  17. Graciela Schlater, FNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1194415919
  18. Elizabeth Schlimmer, PSY.D.Psychologist1265247209
  19. Jeffrey Schlimmer, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1871598730
  20. Ronald Schlimmer, D.D.S.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1245239755
  21. Amy SchlomachLicensed Vocational Nurse1023631371
  22. Richard Schmeling, MS, CCC-AAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1821229022
  23. Sarah Schmickrath, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1073827119
  24. Emily Schmid, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1033537543
  25. Eddie Schmidt, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1710937628
  26. Claudia Schmidt Ikonomopoulos, MS, LPCMental Health Counselor1699199828
  27. Alexandra Schmitt, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1114863412
  28. Paul Schmitt, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1003115270
  29. Marcia SchoberLicensed Vocational Nurse1922602614
  30. Kelsey Schoenbacher, MS, RD, LDRenal Nutrition Registered Dietitian1700383866
  31. Steven Schoenicke, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1093749590
  32. Kimberly Scholz, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1851016331
  33. Kyla Scholz, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1669791059
  34. Kevin Schooler, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1932283678
  35. Samantha Schoonover, PSYDClinical Psychologist1609422401
  36. Elaine Schroeder, M.A., CCC/SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1427139187
  37. Connor SchrommEmergency Medicine Physician1316524010
  38. Alfred Schubert, PT, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1245768548
  39. Grace SchuetteProfessional Counselor1902781289
  40. Heidi Schultz, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770372492
  41. Kathleen Schulz, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1114475423
  42. John Schulze, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1770550378
  43. Susan Schulze, MDPediatrics Physician1568454957
  44. Ryan Schutter, MDPediatric Anesthesiology Physician1659532166
  45. David Schwab, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1023980976
  46. Heinz-Dieter Schwarzkopf, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1386099083
  47. James Schwein, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1780741801
  48. Barbara Schwertner, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1730371741
  49. Jennifer Schwier, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1336632942
  50. Paula Schwindt, RBTBehavior Technician1235956160

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.