NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Fort Wayne, IN

9,203 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Fort Wayne, 2nd of 269 Indiana cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 1,191, 13% of the city's records, against 14% across Indiana. Page 135 of 185.

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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 Wayne

  1. Behavior Technician1,191
  2. Nurse Practitioner524
  3. Mental Health Counselor493
  4. Pharmacist377
  5. Physical Therapist347
  6. Family Nurse Practitioner324
  7. Physician Assistant313
  8. Clinical Social Worker263

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Fort Wayne in Indiana

  • Rank in Indiana2nd of 269 cities by records
  • Share of the state7.7% of Indiana's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups24% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank2nd of the 10 Indiana cities with the most

Compared with Indiana as a whole, Fort Wayne has 2.6× the state's share of nurse practitioner records and 0.40× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Fort Wayne, alphabetically

  1. Lorah Retherford, DPTPhysical Therapist1043009186
  2. Whitney RethlakeOccupational Therapy Assistant1366829749
  3. Philip Rettenmaier, DOUndersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician1871593418
  4. Andrew ReumAssistant Behavior Analyst1740095256
  5. Hugh Reusser, MSWClinical Social Worker1396920070
  6. Lucas ReustBehavior Technician1083560205
  7. Alyssa Rex, AUDAudiologist1144541806
  8. Claire ReyesPharmacist1538081047
  9. Kara Reyes, DPTPhysical Therapist1073943387
  10. Tamara Reynolds, FNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1336237320
  11. Houshmand Rezvani, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1447225479
  12. Steven Rhinehart, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1790787604
  13. Cheri Rhoades, MA, LMHCMental Health Counselor1891052692
  14. Corinne RhoadesClinical Social Worker1649608639
  15. David RhoadesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528851268
  16. Sam Rhoades, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619691748
  17. Teagan Rhoades, PAPhysician Assistant1083163893
  18. Christina RhoadsDevelopmental Therapist1306777271
  19. Leslie RhoadsBehavior Technician1588516397
  20. Sarah Rhymer, LCSW,LCAC,MSWClinical Social Worker1043596042
  21. May RiaBehavior Technician1871462713
  22. Lindsey RibelNurse Practitioner1043879158
  23. Caleigh Rice, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1952140808
  24. Christina Rice, OTOccupational Therapist1780112755
  25. Diane Rice, MSMental Health Counselor1861824393
  26. Jessica Rice, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1548559412
  27. Kendra Rice, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1427427210
  28. Mackenzie RicePsychologist1871019844
  29. Madison RiceBehavior Technician1952248452
  30. Melissa Rice, D.O.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1003088139
  31. Taylor RiceNurse Practitioner1376329979
  32. Mary Rich, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1881393478
  33. Stanley Rich, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1437129111
  34. John Richard, PAPhysician Assistant1598792681
  35. Abigail RichardsDevelopmental Therapist1881210094
  36. Alan Richards, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1770623225
  37. Beth Richards, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1770751588
  38. Hannah RichardsPhysical Therapist1528990447
  39. Linda Richards, PAPhysician Assistant1598785552
  40. Mollie RichardsDevelopmental Therapist1962987404
  41. Nathan Richards, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1972367803
  42. Scott Richards, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1447232806
  43. Sierra RichardsBehavior Technician1114853132
  44. Alexis RichardsonPediatric Occupational Therapist1942698220
  45. Andrea RichardsonDriver1174456362
  46. Brenda Richardson, RNRegistered Nurse1275272122
  47. Casey Richardson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427714898
  48. Jamie Richardson, FNPNurse Practitioner1710566914
  49. Janette Richardson, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BCNurse Practitioner1629647615
  50. Kristy Richardson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093946006

The largest Indiana cities

  1. Indianapolis30,493
  2. Evansville4,352
  3. Carmel3,727
  4. Bloomington3,287
  5. South Bend3,178

All of Indiana →

How to read this directory

Fort Wayne, Indiana appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 9,203 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 Wayne - 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 Wayne 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 Wayne is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,191 clinicians, followed by Nurse Practitioner with 524 and Mental Health Counselor with 493). 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 Indiana's population, Fort Wayne reports roughly 134.1 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 Wayne 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 Wayne, IN?

There are 9,203 registered healthcare providers in Fort Wayne, IN, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Fort Wayne?

The most common specialties in Fort Wayne are Behavior Technician, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Counselor, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 1,191.

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.