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 141 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. Hannah Brouwer, MS, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1033432067
  2. Stacy Brouwer, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1396396685
  3. Wendy Brouwer, MSN, RN-C, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1912197633
  4. Shannon Brow, DNP , APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1558540930
  5. Dan Browder, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1053343392
  6. Karis Browder, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1730590076
  7. Tonia Browder, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083695449
  8. Erika Brower, PHARMDPharmacist1033424460
  9. Aaliyah BrownBehavior Technician1942172325
  10. Adrianna BrownMental Health Counselor1558287136
  11. Adrienne Brown, LPCProfessional Counselor1043727852
  12. Alan Brown, R.PH.Pharmacist1578891537
  13. Alexus BrownMental Health Counselor1326644840
  14. Alma BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114379591
  15. Amanda BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1134961873
  16. Amari BrownStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609767086
  17. Angela Brown, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1346238169
  18. Angela Brown, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1740562669
  19. Angela BrownFamily Nurse Practitioner1982304564
  20. Anthony Brown, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1346464773
  21. Arlette Brown, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1578598439
  22. Ashley Brown, DDSDentist1619143989
  23. Ashley Brown, WHNP-BCObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1225829997
  24. Ashlie Brown, LPCProfessional Counselor1124468814
  25. Audrey BrownClinical Social Worker1396558144
  26. Autumn Brown, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1659069813
  27. Bailee BrownBehavior Technician1881460673
  28. Barrett Brown, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1952470262
  29. Benita Brown, PAMedical Physician Assistant1114056736
  30. Benita Brown, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1841960978
  31. Berthinia Brown, LCDCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1467106310
  32. Bonnie Brown, AU.D.Audiologist1841857265
  33. Brandi Brown, PAPhysician Assistant1104001239
  34. Brandon Brown, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1689025728
  35. Brandon Brown, MDPsychiatry Physician1396204228
  36. Brenna Brown, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1346193455
  37. Briana BrownBehavior Technician1801395884
  38. Brianna BrownSpeech-Language Pathologist1538056155
  39. Brigitte Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1245335934
  40. Brittany Brown, LPCMental Health Counselor1215587738
  41. Brittany Brown, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194477042
  42. Bryen Brown, D.C.Chiropractor1366862450
  43. Carlisa Brown, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386009496
  44. Casey Brown, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1013403799
  45. Catherine Brown, PA-CNephrology Physician1841288313
  46. Chandra BrownBehavior Technician1548047665
  47. Chesney Brown, DPTPhysical Therapist1174168215
  48. Christina-Lin BrownPediatric Anesthesiology Physician1700414646
  49. Christopher Brown, LCSWClinical Social Worker1780799304
  50. Ciara Brown, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1467956466

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.