NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Houston, TX

61,221 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Houston, 1st of 694 Texas cities. The largest group is students in training: 3,913, 6% of the city's records, against 4% across Texas. Page 103 of 1,225.

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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 Houston

  1. Students in training3,913
  2. Family Nurse Practitioner2,588
  3. Pharmacist2,337
  4. Behavior Technician2,260
  5. Professional Counselor2,158
  6. Physician Assistant1,801
  7. Clinical Social Worker1,660
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist1,497

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

Houston in Texas

  • Rank in Texas1st of 694 cities by records
  • Share of the state14.2% of Texas's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups14.4% of all records
  • Students in training rank2nd of the 10 Texas cities with the most

Compared with Texas as a whole, Houston has 1.9× the state's share of diagnostic radiology physician records and 0.61× its share of physical therapist records.

Providers in Houston, alphabetically

  1. Anita Beneke, MDFamily Medicine Physician1730169020
  2. Amanda Benetz, RNLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1518512243
  3. Bright Benfor, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871343756
  4. Cedric BenfordPharmacist1477157840
  5. Keadra BenfordProfessional Counselor1245911486
  6. Niesha BenfordBehavior Technician1699519785
  7. Shanteri BenfordPharmacist1265032429
  8. Britney Benge, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1134979925
  9. Jim Benge, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1306877865
  10. Nils Bengtson, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1760401152
  11. Sarah BenhamSpeech-Language Pathologist1346622909
  12. Terence BenigayRegistered Nurse1770145864
  13. Karissa BenincasaOccupational Therapist1659737682
  14. Sarita BenitesRegistered Nurse1760007405
  15. Emberly Benitez, RNRehabilitation Registered Nurse1568341386
  16. Enjoli Benitez, MD MPHFamily Medicine Physician1740501428
  17. Gloria BenitezBehavior Analyst1760222343
  18. Guadalupe BenitezPharmacy Technician1750260998
  19. Laisa Benitez, APRN-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528707221
  20. Miguel Benitez, CPHTPharmacy Technician1326714130
  21. Sara Benitez, MDNeurology Physician1023639200
  22. Violeta Benitez, RNRegistered Nurse1821842204
  23. Jassmin Benitez-Guevara, PA-CPhysician Assistant1922751130
  24. Valeria Benitez-Lopez, MD, MAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851142509
  25. Agnes Benjamin, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1659023737
  26. Annie Benjamin, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1770829749
  27. Clara Benjamin, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255028783
  28. Constance BenjaminPediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician1447840095
  29. Joannie BenjaminAthletic Trainer1598451429
  30. Kaitlin Benjamin, DPTPhysical Therapist1417792136
  31. Michelle Benjamin, PAPhysician Assistant1558354878
  32. Rachel Benjamin, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1437491370
  33. Robert Benjamin, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1790798676
  34. Sheela BenjaminClinical Social Worker1548085012
  35. Laura Benjamins, MD, MPHPediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1528272028
  36. Melinda Benjumea, LPC, LPAProfessional Counselor1134130974
  37. Myrta Benkert, LCSWMarriage & Family Therapist1366401309
  38. Laila BenlazregBehavior Technician1598575433
  39. Loretta Bennam, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1518520659
  40. Poanna Bennam, DOPediatrics Physician1467034009
  41. Goetz Benndorf, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1205089042
  42. Abbey Bennett, DPTPhysical Therapist1669025805
  43. Abbey Bennett, D.C.Chiropractor1760209654
  44. Areona Bennett, BTBehavior Technician1083387054
  45. Ashleigh Bennett, CHRISTIAN COUNSELORCounselor1548935406
  46. Bobby Bennett, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1508808411
  47. Breyaun BennettSocial Worker1578295721
  48. Bridget Bennett, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073717559
  49. Cierra Bennett, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396463196
  50. Denise Bennett, LCSWClinical Social Worker1558639773

The largest Texas cities

  1. San Antonio37,749
  2. Dallas36,304
  3. Austin26,585
  4. Fort Worth15,511
  5. El Paso11,091

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How to read this directory

Houston, Texas appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 61,221 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 Houston - 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 Houston 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 Houston is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (3,913 clinicians, followed by Family Nurse Practitioner with 2,588 and Pharmacist with 2,337). 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, Houston reports roughly 200.7 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 Houston 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 Houston, TX?

There are 61,221 registered healthcare providers in Houston, TX, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Houston?

The most common specialties in Houston are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Behavior Technician, Professional Counselor. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 3,913.

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.