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 19 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. Steven Nodine, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1891935961
  2. Deborah NoethenPhysical Therapist1215049135
  3. Kathryn Nolan, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1477431815
  4. Aaron Noles, M.D.Neurology Physician1982066346
  5. Richard Norland, IDMT-PARAMEDICIndependent Duty Medical Technicians1568605855
  6. Abbie Camille Nucup, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356289193
  7. Abigail NummerBehavior Technician1255196978
  8. Brittany NunezSpeech-Language Pathologist1316337058
  9. Chelsee Nutt, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1750100855
  10. Brittany NystromBehavior Analyst1144904640
  11. Monique O'BrienDevelopmental Therapist1700392115
  12. Mykaela O'BrienBehavior Technician1720859440
  13. Kevin O'Quinn, FNPFamily Medicine Physician1316823826
  14. Mackenzie Ogden, MS SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1407192941
  15. Mary OreoltSpeech-Language Pathologist1972846145
  16. Kathleen OroszSpeech-Language Pathologist1790048841
  17. Phillip Ostrowski, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1710211750
  18. Marcos Otero, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1336138072
  19. Tara Otto, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1356509038
  20. Stephanie OwenEmergency Medicine Physician1972845238
  21. Cheryl Owens, PHARM DPharmacist1043558216
  22. Leah Owens, MS, CCMHome Health Aide1104597244
  23. Naomi OzbunMassage Therapist1811845969
  24. Meagan Ozee, PTPhysical Therapist1154667483
  25. Vamsi Krishna Pachchipulusu, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386498699
  26. Susan PageMental Health Counselor1104979863
  27. Precious PalmerSpeech-Language Pathologist1659729630
  28. Jasmine PangFamily Medicine Physician1881943215
  29. Destinee Panti, RBTBehavior Technician1881308195
  30. Jeffrey Pardonner, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1699079707
  31. Ashley Parker, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1912237595
  32. Kimberly Parks, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1033457288
  33. Molly Parkton, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1811614159
  34. Anna Pate, PHARM.DPharmacist1275888224
  35. Amit Patel, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1669447199
  36. Charmy PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235932799
  37. Jaimin Patel, M.DEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1720262207
  38. Jeremiah Patrick, DMDEndodontics1841845161
  39. Charlotte Paulk, MED CF SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1184955080
  40. Christopher Paulson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1265428171
  41. Maria Pavone, APRNFamily Medicine Physician1477404903
  42. Terry Payne, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1053396002
  43. Annette PeadroBehavior Analyst1881090702
  44. Nyssa PearceLicensed Practical Nurse1972763324
  45. Shevon Peet, MSMental Health Counselor1588914006
  46. Joanna Peets, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1598538621
  47. Suzanne Pekarek, LMSWSpecialist1558559963
  48. Cheryl Penas, ARNPNurse Practitioner1609851435
  49. Erin PendletonDevelopmental Therapist1649501578
  50. Katelyn PendletonBehavior Technician1215524319

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.