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 4 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. Daniel Bratcher, LMHCCase Manager/Care Coordinator1962703876
  2. Juliana BrayBehavior Technician1699561100
  3. Joseph Brennan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235077868
  4. John Brent, M.D.Surgery Physician1609872688
  5. Helen Brewer, LMHCMental Health Counselor1972948818
  6. Denise Brewster, PHARMDPharmacist1659640688
  7. Laura Broadhead, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1962824789
  8. Melinda Broadstone, O.T., M.T., CLTOccupational Therapist1396076352
  9. Bradley Brobeck, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1891772356
  10. Brittany BrockPhysician Assistant1982073011
  11. Riley Bromley, CSFASurgical Physician Assistant1760296396
  12. Ashley BrooksDentist1568558286
  13. Stephanie Brooks, RBTBehavior Technician1437711306
  14. Tara BrooksMassage Therapist1730730268
  15. Ashley Brown, LMHCMental Health Counselor1205142742
  16. Elizabeth Brown, PH.D.Marriage & Family Therapist1831263037
  17. Tamara BrownPhysical Therapist1396852414
  18. Vergil Brown, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1871578955
  19. Meiling BrownfieldPhysical Therapist1013095728
  20. Susan Brownsberger, PHARMDPharmacist1336351857
  21. Keely Broz, NPNurse Practitioner1225859267
  22. Paul Bruha, MDAnesthesiology Physician1316042781
  23. Bianca Bryant, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669310140
  24. Mary Bryce-Travis, MOTR/LOccupational Therapist1134516800
  25. Kathryn BrydOccupational Therapist1184261810
  26. Quinton BuckhananBehavior Technician1003458514
  27. Shawn BullardBehavior Technician1437666575
  28. Trish Bunch, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1720379589
  29. Jennifer Burch, DPTPhysical Therapist1467198929
  30. Jennifer BurgemeisterDevelopmental Therapist1811129778
  31. April Burgess, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1588125298
  32. Rebecca BurgettMassage Therapist1174348940
  33. Tailynn Burgos, LSWClinical Social Worker1528986304
  34. Shannon Burke, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1295973865
  35. David Burkland, M.D.Surgery Physician1467437616
  36. Grady Burleson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1346208840
  37. Katie Burnett, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1437741444
  38. John Burns, MDUrology Physician1851331474
  39. Kirby Busca, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1225634728
  40. Tara Bush, LMTMassage Therapist1326226283
  41. Angela Bushey, ARNPNurse Practitioner1760872162
  42. Garrett Byers, BCBABehavior Analyst1629631999
  43. Reagan ByersBehavior Technician1063331528
  44. Sonja CabidoPhysical Therapy Assistant1700551082
  45. Christie Cacioppo, MA, BCABABehavior Analyst1578818332
  46. Spencer Cadet, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336941582
  47. Emilio Calabrese, MDSurgery Physician1063852192
  48. Liane CaliInternal Medicine Physician1396310405
  49. Lida CalvoInterpreter1003159732
  50. Anthony Camargo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174461859

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.