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 13 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. Benjamin Huang, M.D.Nephrology Physician1508122516
  2. Sarah Hudson, PHARMDPharmacist1083218440
  3. Charles Hughes, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740128461
  4. Richard Hughes, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558319418
  5. Shawn Hughes, D.O.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1033473772
  6. Gina HuntMental Health Counselor1417445552
  7. William Hunt, MDTrauma Surgery Physician1073042115
  8. Edward Hurley, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1528077633
  9. Hannah Hurt, M.S.,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1215283353
  10. Jami Huston, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1073466280
  11. Paula Hutchinson, RNSchool Registered Nurse1396922894
  12. Rachel Hutchison, D.C.Chiropractor1093861924
  13. Lailah HuttoBehavior Technician1083584148
  14. Thanh Huynh, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104678283
  15. Tri Huynh, D.O.Gastroenterology Physician1164687042
  16. Courtney Hydrick, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1831964196
  17. James Igleburger, MDPsychiatry Physician1376504118
  18. Uche Ike, MDAnesthesiology Physician1568965390
  19. Ann Imburgio, L.M.H.C.Mental Health Counselor1811173214
  20. Amanda Imperato, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1245103134
  21. Anirudh IyerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427996271
  22. Chyna JacksonBehavior Technician1366323701
  23. Cristina Jackson, L.M.T.Massage Therapist1417131269
  24. Nicole JacksonPharmacist1609231810
  25. Samantha JacobsmeyerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649118373
  26. Walter Jagielski, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1366329492
  27. Tanesha JamisonBehavior Technician1033985056
  28. Emily JanakPhysical Therapy Assistant1871417303
  29. Miranda Jatindranath, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1326820903
  30. Shantel Jay-Peterson, ITDSDevelopmental Therapist1114160470
  31. Devon Jernigan, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1023903457
  32. Carl Jerome, D.C.Chiropractor1598146714
  33. Philip Jessen, APRNNurse Practitioner1871977173
  34. Christian Jimenez, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1871112326
  35. Rachel Joern, PTPhysical Therapist1316625981
  36. Cierra JohnsonDentist1144756289
  37. Elizabeth JohnsonBehavior Technician1083590145
  38. Harold Johnson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1336124098
  39. Jaime Johnson, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1659550796
  40. Katrina Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1356801146
  41. Kiera JohnsonBehavior Technician1063293009
  42. Matthew Johnson, MDSurgery Physician1770607871
  43. Michael Johnson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1174517627
  44. Traci Johnson, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1750610762
  45. Emmalyn JohnstonBehavior Technician1831941749
  46. Angelica Jones, ODOptometrist1104418490
  47. Claire JonesMental Health Counselor1629841689
  48. Emily Jones, BCBABehavior Analyst1528764271
  49. Jalen JonesBehavior Technician1336744598
  50. Jeffrey JonesBehavior Analyst1821548538

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.