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 9 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. Deidre FelixCounselor1962887489
  2. Teresa Felstead, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1881037638
  3. Erin Ferebee, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1073494670
  4. Emily FergusonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275246571
  5. Taylor FergusonMarriage & Family Therapist1194192971
  6. Pamela Ferrand, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083155865
  7. Sheraefien FinchDevelopmental Therapist1629308077
  8. Melissa Fischer, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1942285036
  9. Danielle Fitzgerald, BCBABehavior Analyst1922657519
  10. Rylee Fiveash, MA CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1265996458
  11. Laura Flaherty, PTPhysical Therapist1184853038
  12. Leslie Fleischer, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1205811395
  13. Jamie Flink, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1508422106
  14. Jessica FloresPharmacist1588376214
  15. Janet Flowers, D.ED., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1134439813
  16. Jennifer Flowers, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1154631232
  17. Daniele FohtOccupational Therapist1548966716
  18. Stefanie Fontaine, BSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356942908
  19. Danielle FordhamBehavior Technician1528575669
  20. David Fortner, L.M.H.C.Mental Health Counselor1861466617
  21. Cierra FortsonBehavior Technician1861162331
  22. Jennifer FortuneBehavior Technician1063123875
  23. Basil FossumUrology Physician1821043811
  24. Kena FoughtPhysical Therapist1003788993
  25. Ekaterina FoxSocial Worker1346055308
  26. Julie FoxBehavior Technician1770267130
  27. Everett Franklin, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1710664776
  28. Penny Frantz, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1235112939
  29. Lauren Fraser, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1689593063
  30. Dennis Fredette, PTPhysical Therapist1740529635
  31. Kristin Fredmonsky, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1629369509
  32. Brianne FreelFamily Nurse Practitioner1134630197
  33. Michael Fregger, O.D.Optometrist1316942311
  34. Kevin Freiberg, RBTBehavior Technician1023909652
  35. Amy Freshwater, ARNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1487817367
  36. Norman Friedman, M.D.Dermatology Physician1518942606
  37. Dawn Friend, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1679674832
  38. Edward Frisbee, D.C.Chiropractor1407984917
  39. Karin Frisbee, D.C.Chiropractor1992905046
  40. Matthew Frisbee, D.C.Chiropractor1891120325
  41. Jacob FullerBehavior Technician1780159616
  42. Madeline FullmerBehavior Technician1134833536
  43. Denise Furlong, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1285823906
  44. Carol FurrPhysical Therapist1508402900
  45. Thomas Fusco, D.P.M.Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1467687350
  46. Krista Fylak, MA, OTR/LSpecialist1922465483
  47. Mackenzie Gabreski, LPC, LCPC, LIMHPMental Health Counselor1992411540
  48. Larry Gabriel, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1184637282
  49. Jacqueline GagnonGerontology Nurse Practitioner1952950040
  50. Maria Gajo, MDPsychiatry Physician1174548788

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.