NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Fort Walton Beach, FL

1,387 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Fort Walton Beach, 76th of 477 Florida cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 148, 11% of the city's records, against 16% across Florida. Page 12 of 28.

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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 Fort Walton Beach

  1. Behavior Technician148
  2. Speech-Language Pathologist74
  3. Mental Health Counselor69
  4. Physical Therapist66
  5. Family Nurse Practitioner59
  6. Pharmacist56
  7. Occupational Therapist50
  8. Students in training46

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

Fort Walton Beach in Florida

  • Rank in Florida76th of 477 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.3% of Florida's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups21% of all records

Compared with Florida as a whole, Fort Walton Beach has 2.5× the state's share of licensed practical nurse records and 0.60× its share of internal medicine physician records.

Providers in Fort Walton Beach, alphabetically

  1. Tayler HaymakerPhysical Therapy Assistant1639733009
  2. Eric Hayslip, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1629549258
  3. Katrin HeitzlerSpeech-Language Pathologist1457239550
  4. Gregory HeltonSpecialist1215303557
  5. Heather HenckelBehavior Analyst1598230559
  6. Kalyn Hendrix, PHARMDPharmacist1104162353
  7. Shelley Henley, ITDSDevelopmental Therapist1255658761
  8. Ellie Henriquez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1730068172
  9. Cindy Herf, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215996558
  10. Emily HermanAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1033818505
  11. Lindsay Herndon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1366061343
  12. Suzan HerzigMassage Therapist1386539658
  13. Riley HigginsSpeech-Language Pathologist1184546871
  14. Jennifer High, PTPhysical Therapist1336180678
  15. Amanda Hill, D.C.Chiropractor1669770848
  16. Cori Hill, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1235228610
  17. Kayla HillBehavior Technician1639044811
  18. Kristi Hill, R.N.Registered Nurse First Assistant1730466269
  19. Madison Hill, RBTBehavior Technician1306687140
  20. Rosilyn Hill, RPH, MSPharmacist1659508323
  21. Thomas Hills, DMDDentist1285717868
  22. Eric Hinojosa, APRNCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1629686878
  23. Samantha HiteCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063910453
  24. Cathy Ho, M.D.Surgery Physician1992096119
  25. Shannon Hobson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1174652804
  26. Lonnie Hodges, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922274976
  27. Michael HoepflMental Health Counselor1215639646
  28. Kimberley Hoff, LMHCMental Health Counselor1134322969
  29. Robert Hofmann, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1770745960
  30. Elizabeth HogenkampSpeech-Language Pathologist1205274206
  31. Daniel Holland, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1982652871
  32. Chanarlarp Holliday, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1316914567
  33. Gerald HollingsworthGeneral Practice Physician1023295821
  34. Nevaeh HollisBehavior Technician1609796978
  35. Kerri Holloway, LMHCMental Health Counselor1306722681
  36. Tiffany HolmesMassage Therapist1487830089
  37. Thomas Holt, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1194700088
  38. Danielle HomichBehavior Technician1700476140
  39. Sierra Hooks, RBTBehavior Technician1912774647
  40. Dishonda Hopkins, LCSWClinical Social Worker1740719632
  41. Kristelle HopkinsFamily Nurse Practitioner1578359584
  42. Lawerence Horne, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1871560706
  43. Bennie Horton, L.M.H.C,Mental Health Counselor1891769634
  44. Danielle Horton, P.A.Physician Assistant1003112715
  45. Rachel Houck, ANP, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1669954152
  46. Catherine HoughtonPhysical Therapy Assistant1144043183
  47. Steven HouseholderPhysical Therapist1568341634
  48. Carlotta Housel, LMHC, CAPAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588721989
  49. Cecelia Howard, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1538924386
  50. Deanna Howard-Gonzalez, RD, LD, CDERegistered Dietitian1881823060

The largest Florida cities

  1. Miami49,442
  2. Tampa26,440
  3. Orlando25,426
  4. Jacksonville24,194
  5. Gainesville14,407

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How to read this directory

Fort Walton Beach, Florida appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,387 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 Fort Walton Beach - 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 Fort Walton Beach 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 Fort Walton Beach is weighted toward Behavior Technician (148 clinicians, followed by Speech-Language Pathologist with 74 and Mental Health Counselor with 69). 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 Florida's population, Fort Walton Beach reports roughly 6.1 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 Fort Walton Beach 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 Fort Walton Beach, FL?

There are 1,387 registered healthcare providers in Fort Walton Beach, FL, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Fort Walton Beach?

The most common specialties in Fort Walton Beach are Behavior Technician, Speech-Language Pathologist, Mental Health Counselor, Physical Therapist, Family Nurse Practitioner. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 148.

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.