Doctors in Galveston, TX
Active healthcare providers in Galveston sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Galveston ranks 28th among 698 Texas cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.6% of the state's NPIs, led by Internal Medicine Physician.
- 2,532
- NPPES providers in city
- 28th
- of 698 TX cities
- 0.6%
- of Texas providers
- 23.9%
- in top 3 specialties
Galveston ranks #7 of 10 Texas cities for Internal Medicine Physician.
Where Galveston ranks among Texas cities
Provider count vs every Texas city in CMS NPPES (698 cities)
2,532 Top 4% higher than 96% of 698 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Galveston
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
275 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
184 providers
- Anesthesiology Physi…
Anesthesiology Physician
145 providers
- Pediatrics Physician
Pediatrics Physician
122 providers
- Family Medicine Phys… 96
Family Medicine Physician
96 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 80
Psychiatry Physician
80 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 78
Family Nurse Practitioner
78 providers
- Surgery Physician 78
Surgery Physician
78 providers
- Obstetrics & Gynecol… 58
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
58 providers
- Physician Assistant 53
Physician Assistant
53 providers
What this shows Internal Medicine Physician is the largest specialty (275 providers, 10.9% of the city), followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Galveston has more, and fewer, of than Texas average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Texas , Galveston over-indexes anesthesiology physician at 5.7× the state average and under-indexes pharmacist at 0.36×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Texas average
Less common here than Texas average
- Pharmacist 0.36×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.40×
- Registered Nurse 0.50×
- Family Nurse Practitioner 0.69×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Galveston, Texas appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,532 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Galveston - 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 Galveston 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 Galveston is weighted toward Internal Medicine Physician (275 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 184 and Anesthesiology Physician with 145). 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 Texas's population, Galveston reports roughly 8.3 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.
Of Texas's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Galveston practice address, a coverage gap Galveston patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Galveston 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.
Which specialties are most common in Galveston
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internal Medicine Physician | 275 | 10.9% |
| 2 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 184 | 7.3% |
| 3 | Anesthesiology Physician | 145 | 5.7% |
| 4 | Pediatrics Physician | 122 | 4.8% |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physician | 96 | 3.8% |
| 6 | Psychiatry Physician | 80 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 78 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Surgery Physician | 78 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician | 58 | 2.3% |
| 10 | Physician Assistant | 53 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | 1.7% |
| 12 | Diagnostic Radiology Physician | 41 | 1.6% |
| 13 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 40 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 40 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Pharmacist | 39 | 1.5% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Fnu Aakash, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Gayatri Aaluri, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Asle Aarsland, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| J Paul Abadie, P.T., L. AC. Physical Therapist |
| Nemuel Abasta, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Omar Abdelaziz, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Haya Abdellatif Physician Assistant |
| Ramy Abdelmaseih Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Randa Abdelmasih, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Lama Abdillahi, PA Physician Assistant |
| Layla Abdul Jabbar, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Kian Abdul-Baki, DO Internal Medicine Physician |
| Fathma Abdulkhader, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Amer Abdulla, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Zainub Abdullah, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Mahsa Abedi Audiologist |
| Corey Able Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Amr Abouleish, M.D. Specialist |
| Malik Abouleish, DO Anesthesiology Physician |
| Hesham Abowali, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Merin Abraham Internal Medicine Physician |
| Mini Abraham, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Priscilla Abraham, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Daniela Abrams, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Robinder Abrol, DO Internal Medicine Physician |
| Tareq Abu Sharifeh, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Deaa Al-Daen Abu-Jazar, M D Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Tewfeek Abu-Shami, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Muttaz Abusamra Pediatrics Physician |
| Estefany Acevedo Carvajal, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Lorena Achcar Dentist |
| Ashley Adams, APRN, NNP Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Ashley Adams, MD Surgery Physician |
| Barbara Adams, DC Chiropractor |
| Payton Adams Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Taylor Adams, LCSW-S Clinical Social Worker |
| Aishat Adebayo, M.D. Ophthalmology Physician |
| Janessa Adema, DO Anesthesiology Physician |
| Kirolos Adly, DO, MS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Azin Aein, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Robert Africa, MD Otolaryngology Physician |
| Marjan Afrouzian, MD Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician |
| Satish Agadi, MD Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician |
| Darien Aguilar Behavior Technician |
| Ana Aguirre, RN Registered Nurse |
| Flor Aguirre, WHCNP Women's Health Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Jose Aguirre, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Stacy Aguirre Nurse Practitioner |
| Farhan Ahmad, M.D. Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician |
| Iqra Ahmad Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
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