Doctors in Hartford, CT
Active healthcare providers in Hartford 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
Hartford ranks 2nd among 198 Connecticut cities by CMS provider count, holding 7.5% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 6,156
- NPPES providers in city
- 2nd
- of 198 CT cities
- 7.5%
- of Connecticut providers
- 26.1%
- in top 3 specialties
Hartford ranks #3 of 10 Connecticut cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Hartford ranks among Connecticut cities
Provider count vs every Connecticut city in CMS NPPES (198 cities)
6,156 Top 1% higher than 99% of 198 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Hartford
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
726 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
502 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
379 providers
- Social Worker 218
Social Worker
218 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 214
Internal Medicine Physician
214 providers
- Medical Physician As… 165
Medical Physician Assistant
165 providers
- Surgical Physician A… 148
Surgical Physician Assistant
148 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 141
Family Nurse Practitioner
141 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 141
Mental Health Counselor
141 providers
- Counselor 136
Counselor
136 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (726 providers, 11.8% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Hartford has more, and fewer, of than Connecticut average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Connecticut , Hartford over-indexes acute care nurse practitioner at 4.5× the state average and under-indexes mental health counselor at 0.72×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Connecticut average
Less common here than Connecticut average
- Mental Health Counselor 0.72×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Hartford, Connecticut appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 6,156 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 Hartford - 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 Hartford 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Hartford is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (726 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 502 and Physician Assistant with 379). 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 Connecticut's population, Hartford reports roughly 170.2 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 Connecticut's most common specialties, Physical Therapist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Hartford practice address, a coverage gap Hartford patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Hartford 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 Hartford
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 726 | 11.8% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 502 | 8.2% |
| 3 | Physician Assistant | 379 | 6.2% |
| 4 | Social Worker | 218 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Internal Medicine Physician | 214 | 3.5% |
| 6 | Medical Physician Assistant | 165 | 2.7% |
| 7 | Surgical Physician Assistant | 148 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 141 | 2.3% |
| 9 | Mental Health Counselor | 141 | 2.3% |
| 10 | Counselor | 136 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Pediatrics Physician | 134 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioner | 131 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 129 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Psychiatry Physician | 114 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | 103 | 1.7% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 13)
| Name |
|---|
| Ashley Braga, BSW Social Worker |
| Danielle Brainard Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Laura Bramucci, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| John Brancato, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician |
| Raphael Brancato, D.O. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Robert Brancato, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Ke'Shonda Brannon, LMSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Mark Braunsdorf, PH.D. Psychologist |
| Robert Brautigam, M.D. Surgical Critical Care Physician |
| Rosalynn Bravo-Cavoli, APRN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Diane Bray, APRN, BC Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Maryam Bray Behavior Technician |
| Nikia Bray, NP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Rachel Brayfield, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Emily Brede, LCSW Social Worker |
| Cynthia Breen, NP-C Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Michelle Brenes, PA Physician Assistant |
| Angelo Brennan Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Tracy Brennan, MD Gynecology Physician |
| Mary Brennan-Centrella, APRN Nurse Practitioner |
| Tara Breslin, PAC Physician Assistant |
| Selwena Brewster, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Kaitlin Brexel Social Worker |
| Amy Bridge Nurse Practitioner |
| Dana Bridges Social Worker |
| Toni Brienza, PA Physician Assistant |
| Barbara Brigandi, APRN Nurse Practitioner |
| Maria Briggs, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Mikayla Briggs, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Tracy Briggs Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Michelle Brisman, PH.D. Psychologist |
| Juan Brito, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Kathleen Britting, APRN Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Jennifer Broess, D.O. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Mary Bromage, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Kimberly Bronson, MA Mental Health Counselor |
| Wanda Bronstein, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Brittney Brooks Clinical Social Worker |
| Carla Brooks Counselor |
| Erin Brooks, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Gail Brooks, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Garrett Brooks, MD Neurocritical Care Physician |
| Olivia Brooks, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Rushickah Brooks, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Tameka Brooks, APRN Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Amy Brower, PA Physician Assistant |
| Amy Brown, M.D. Gynecologic Oncology Physician |
| Andrew Brown Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Bethune Brown, DC Chiropractor |
| Bridget Brown, NP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
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