NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Fresno, CA

19,440 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Fresno, 6th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 3,618, 19% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 263 of 389.

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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 Fresno

  1. Behavior Technician3,618
  2. Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1,231
  3. Marriage & Family Therapist1,175
  4. Students in training803
  5. Pharmacist680
  6. Licensed Vocational Nurse664
  7. Counselor597
  8. Clinical Social Worker556

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

Fresno in California

  • Rank in California6th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state2% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups31% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank10th of the 10 California cities with the most

Compared with California as a whole, Fresno has 4× the state's share of psychiatric/mental health registered nurse records and 0.59× its share of physical therapist records.

Providers in Fresno, alphabetically

  1. Simon Paul, MDInfectious Disease Physician1699883694
  2. Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1720340805
  3. Robert Pauline, PT, MPTPhysical Therapist1952539405
  4. Anthoney Paulisich, PAPhysician Assistant1821638420
  5. Heather Paulissen, RDN, CSORegistered Dietitian1629503396
  6. Michael Paulissen, R.D.Registered Dietitian1346475357
  7. Robert Paull, MDAerospace Medicine Physician1306935010
  8. Erin Paulsen, BCBABehavior Analyst1417317314
  9. Alisha Pavone, B.A.Behavior Analyst1982163309
  10. Justin PawekBehavior Technician1508325036
  11. Joseph Pawig, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1831724970
  12. Nidia Payan, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1477855344
  13. Danielle PaynRecreation Therapist1487714416
  14. Angelina PayneSpeech-Language Pathologist1689594913
  15. Christian PayneBehavior Technician1720845878
  16. Erin Payne, PASurgical Physician Assistant1558066688
  17. Melanie PayneGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1205778982
  18. Bernard PayongayongAdministrator Registered Nurse1760302467
  19. Joy Anne PayongayongRegistered Nurse1588477632
  20. Samantha Payseno, PAPhysician Assistant1679954747
  21. Janice PaytonCounselor1922453869
  22. Carlos Paz, MD, PHDProcedural Dermatology Physician1275885709
  23. Telina PazClinical Social Worker1609101096
  24. Aryan Pazirandeh, O.D.Optometrist1235299033
  25. Nicole Pazoki, D.CChiropractor1740351857
  26. Isaac Anthony Pe BenitoRegistered Nurse1396665006
  27. Nichola PeacockAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1255450367
  28. Holly Peacock Hickey, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1508027921
  29. Delma PearaBehavior Technician1922871177
  30. Terry Pearce, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1194805580
  31. Kyler Pearl, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1700507332
  32. Freedom PearsonBehavior Technician1043998396
  33. Thomas Pearson, O.D.Optometrist1023071362
  34. John Peart, D.C.Chiropractor1831224690
  35. Vicki Pease, RN, NP-CPediatric Nurse Practitioner1730244989
  36. Milana PebenitoFamily Medicine Physician1073991741
  37. Debbe Peck, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1215047113
  38. Erica PeckDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1275475501
  39. Katie PeckhamCounselor1811480379
  40. Noorie PednekarNeurology Physician1700288057
  41. Taraneh PedouimPharmacist1245781194
  42. Everardo Pedraza, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1427469279
  43. Briana Pedro, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1588281968
  44. Fernanda PedrozaBehavior Technician1851074553
  45. Larry Peer, RNRegistered Nurse1336982818
  46. Janet PeevyhouseRegistered Nurse1396965224
  47. Robin Pehle, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1124891791
  48. Vivian Peichoto, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1497150213
  49. Oskar Peikar, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679193817
  50. Elizabeth Pekar, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1780574897

The largest California cities

  1. Los Angeles69,537
  2. San Diego52,937
  3. San Francisco38,143
  4. Sacramento33,083
  5. San Jose20,925

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How to read this directory

Fresno, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 19,440 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 Fresno - 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 Fresno 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 Fresno is weighted toward Behavior Technician (3,618 clinicians, followed by Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor with 1,231 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 1,175). 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 California's population, Fresno reports roughly 49.9 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 Fresno 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 Fresno, CA?

There are 19,440 registered healthcare providers in Fresno, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Fresno?

The most common specialties in Fresno are Behavior Technician, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Pharmacist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 3,618.

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.