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 2 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. Melba ArrickClinical Psychologist1689690976
  2. Jill Ash, PAPhysician Assistant1003902446
  3. Andrew AshchiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457299208
  4. Boonlak AsherMassage Therapist1124984216
  5. Neil Asthana, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1669645651
  6. Sandra Atkinson, LMTMassage Therapist1023200664
  7. Tahne AtkinsonMassage Therapist1174451496
  8. Fred Aubert, M.D.Neurology Physician1952307878
  9. Margaret Avery, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1306422191
  10. Michelle BagsicSpeech-Language Pathologist1093692063
  11. Tara Bailey, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043602592
  12. Thomas Bailey, MD FACSOphthalmology Physician1205815115
  13. Megan Baker, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1104422971
  14. Regina Baker, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1578066932
  15. Jos Bakker, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1801913926
  16. Wendy Ballasch, LMTMassage Therapist1699115923
  17. Anna BallowBehavior Technician1518794734
  18. Shanna Balzamo, PHARMDPharmacist1043703952
  19. Jared Bargers, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1629541834
  20. William Barnawell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1629124672
  21. Alison Barnes, PTPhysical Therapist1023477338
  22. Austin Barnett, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104685791
  23. Kerri BaroneSpecialist1255849071
  24. James Barrentine, R.PH.Pharmacist1669569455
  25. Glenn BarronMarriage & Family Therapist1467976068
  26. Brianna Barry, PA-CPhysician Assistant1366062176
  27. Patricia Barsky, L.P.NLicensed Practical Nurse1043409485
  28. Anton Bartkiv, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1184187510
  29. Katherine BartlettDentist1043438187
  30. Rebecca Bartlett, DPTPhysical Therapist1174852446
  31. Keilah Barton, DOFamily Medicine Physician1659931962
  32. Sherri Barton, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1548904360
  33. J. Brent Bartruff, D.M.D.Periodontics1558450585
  34. Svetlana BasenspilerBehavior Technician1881566867
  35. Adhithya Baskar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871395541
  36. Timothy Bassett, D.C.Chiropractor1487696712
  37. Feguens Bataille, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1942478581
  38. Mariah BatesBehavior Analyst1851812127
  39. Jennifer Battle, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1467086009
  40. Heather Bauman, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1770952061
  41. Lester Baumgarten, MS PT ATC CSCSPhysical Therapist1417336132
  42. Corissa Bayer, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1790029783
  43. Zachary Bayer, PSYDClinical Neuropsychologist1619296555
  44. Glynis BealerSpeech-Language Pathologist1619289725
  45. Elizabeth BeaverBehavior Technician1285357269
  46. Lynn Beck, MS, LMHCMental Health Counselor1487762134
  47. Robin Beck, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346930690
  48. Reba Bedoya, R.N.School Registered Nurse1285823674
  49. Staci Behm, RN, BSNRegistered Nurse1215820105
  50. Alexander Behzadi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225976657

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.