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 6 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. Justyne ClarkeBehavior Technician1134815533
  2. Nylah ClarkeBehavior Technician1306770029
  3. Erica ClarksonNurse Practitioner1184952400
  4. George Clasbey, MSWClinical Social Worker1295170777
  5. Emily ClaughseyClinical Social Worker1114806536
  6. William Claybaugh, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1265777098
  7. Carly Clifton, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346021771
  8. Catherine CobbsClinical Social Worker1659234623
  9. Scarlett Codd, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1043041940
  10. Mikayla Cody, RBTBehavior Technician1013416254
  11. Van Cogley, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1386720472
  12. Tavares CohensPhysical Therapy Assistant1073489464
  13. Harrison Coles, LMTSpecialist1194040394
  14. Samantha CollazoMental Health Counselor1609391069
  15. Faith Colley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1508242470
  16. Alicia Colon, CST/ FASurgical Assistant1679871313
  17. William ColonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316885098
  18. Melodie Conti, RBTBehavior Technician1932629391
  19. Brandon Cook, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1063857753
  20. Darren Cook, DOFamily Medicine Physician1972555720
  21. Michayla Cook, LMHCMental Health Counselor1093676660
  22. Candace Cooley, M DObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1104860089
  23. Sally Cooper, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1487646725
  24. Yvonne CooperCounselor1316356629
  25. Sydney CopeSpeech-Language Pathologist1942000336
  26. Crystal CopelandMental Health Counselor1619635273
  27. David Copeland, MAMental Health Counselor1497132450
  28. Kendall CormanBehavior Technician1013883107
  29. Caitlyn Corn, RBTBehavior Analyst1144882010
  30. Rachel Couch, ARNPPediatrics Physician1477034114
  31. Bridget Counterman, RNSchool Registered Nurse1720265226
  32. Katharine CouvillonMental Health Counselor1598267353
  33. Caroline Cox, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1134687569
  34. John Cox, RNRegistered Nurse1619285947
  35. Jon Cox, PAMedical Physician Assistant1306301528
  36. Shane CoxBehavior Technician1619609104
  37. Lauren Cozma, P.T.Pediatric Physical Therapist1114155363
  38. Megan CraftBehavior Analyst1750165403
  39. Jason Creek, DPTPhysical Therapist1326389933
  40. Kimberly CreelSpeech-Language Pathologist1164854485
  41. Samuel Critides, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1902856503
  42. Christian CrochetPhysical Therapy Assistant1790397719
  43. Victoria CromwellBehavior Technician1962954164
  44. Blair CrosbyBehavior Technician1023775699
  45. Gerardo Cruz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275518086
  46. Christina Culverson, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1174388912
  47. John Rafael Cunanan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881532141
  48. Polla Cunningham, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1831260256
  49. Leigh Curtis, DMD, MPHOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1205015385
  50. Liana CuttieNurse Practitioner1336635549

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.