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 3 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. Jennifer Bendokas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1396155206
  2. Jessica Bennett, ARNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1104466556
  3. Jaclyn BerryPhysical Therapist1093916660
  4. Victoria Berry, MSOTOccupational Therapist1922523018
  5. Cassandra Besabe, APRN FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1891590618
  6. Tiffany Best, PTPhysical Therapist1487214219
  7. Hannah Betts, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1083474274
  8. David Beverly, D.M.D, M.S.DPeriodontics1376870154
  9. Bridget BiblePhysical Therapy Assistant1114896339
  10. Madison Bieg, OTDOccupational Therapist1831863067
  11. Ashley BiehlMassage Therapist1689030314
  12. Caitlin BilbreyBehavior Technician1053279539
  13. Juliet Binder, LOTROccupational Therapist1952194268
  14. Maryann Birch, PHARMDPharmacist1790029775
  15. Laura BirdBehavior Technician1801453196
  16. Jenna BissonBehavior Technician1558128330
  17. Sabrina Bivins, LMHCCounselor1073055075
  18. Elizabeth BlackBehavior Technician1003507799
  19. Gwendolyn BlackBehavior Technician1023882651
  20. Monica Black, LMHCMental Health Counselor1952760639
  21. Katherine BlackburnBehavior Technician1689305088
  22. Laurel BlackerbyHealth Educator1932791142
  23. Savannah Blacklidge, MS CY SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1861112591
  24. Christian Blackwell, RN MSN NP-CNurse Practitioner1922494657
  25. Susan Block, N.P.Women's Health Nurse Practitioner1346200417
  26. Kathelen Blue, L.M.H.C.Clinical Social Worker1043283310
  27. Lawrence Blumberg, MDOtolaryngology Physician1720112238
  28. Rachel Blythe, PHARMDPharmacist1285347823
  29. Brian Boelk, MSWClinical Social Worker1093330839
  30. Rebekah Boes, LMHCMental Health Counselor1730456393
  31. Elizabeth Boeve, RNRegistered Nurse1942597372
  32. Telisha Boggan, CNANurse's Aide1710632468
  33. Sheryl (sherry) Boles, LMHCMental Health Counselor1689783888
  34. Wesley Boles, RN BSN MBAAdministrator Registered Nurse1649085218
  35. Lynda Bolt, LMHCPsychologist1497796502
  36. Jason Boole, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1104818350
  37. Jessica Boothe, MSOT, OTR/L, CLTOccupational Therapist1194006601
  38. Ofelia Borlongan, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1568546505
  39. Katrina Borner, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467988220
  40. Rebecca Bortnyik, LMHCMental Health Counselor1225357767
  41. Lon Boutiette, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1174574479
  42. Shanna BowdenBehavior Analyst1316397698
  43. Allan Bowen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669223855
  44. Brodie Bowman, D.M.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1952392052
  45. Joseph BoydPhysical Therapist1134053374
  46. Indya BoyesMassage Therapist1023938941
  47. Kendra Bozard, LCSWClinical Social Worker1790423648
  48. Michelle Braden, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1114884285
  49. Julie BradfieldCounselor1790037729
  50. Barbara Brady, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1598064180

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.