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 143 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. Gregory Brown, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1912386749
  2. Hannah BrownRegistered Nurse1073151106
  3. Heather Brown, D.D.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1497964381
  4. Helen Brown, O.T.Occupational Therapist1366574147
  5. Hilary BrownPharmacist1740518893
  6. Jack Brown, LMTMassage Therapist1710653563
  7. Jalen Brown, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619727377
  8. James BrownPharmacist1780913681
  9. Jami Brown, OTOccupational Therapist1679785661
  10. Janice Brown, DCChiropractor1730603366
  11. Jarel Brown, BCABABehavior Analyst1891300042
  12. Jazmin BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730815630
  13. Jeff BrownMental Health Counselor1467379941
  14. Jeffrey Brown, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1437152782
  15. Jeffrey Brown, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1588735815
  16. Jennifer Brown, LPCIMental Health Counselor1417611864
  17. Jermaine BrownDriver1477076560
  18. Jeron BrownPhysical Therapy Assistant1154004281
  19. Jessica Brown, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1992852743
  20. Jessica Brown, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1598397515
  21. Jody Brown, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982844577
  22. John Brown, LBA-TXBehavior Analyst1821630013
  23. Jonvile Brown, PSYDPsychologist1912794587
  24. Joseph BrownClinical Social Worker1437602836
  25. Joshua BrownMusic Therapist1275411571
  26. Judith Brown, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1588704845
  27. Judy Brown, RDNRegistered Dietitian1265806061
  28. Kaitlyn BrownClinical Social Worker1750962502
  29. Kamela Brown, NNPCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1154625903
  30. Kamilah BrownPharmacist1033447503
  31. Karen Brown, M.D.Forensic Psychiatry Physician1558342956
  32. Karla BrownNurse's Aide1649073339
  33. Kayla Brown, MSN, PMHNP-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1407748916
  34. Kellie BrownBehavior Technician1356185383
  35. Kelly Brown, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1952397291
  36. Kelly BrownComputed Tomography Radiologic Technologist1922116235
  37. Kelsey Brown, M.A. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1043615917
  38. Kelsey Brown, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1477021434
  39. Kendalisia BrownFamily Nurse Practitioner1659991602
  40. Kendra BrownAnesthesiology Physician1194170340
  41. Kernisha BrownHome Health Aide1194671628
  42. Kevin BrownPeer Specialist1790556140
  43. Kimberly BrownRegistered Nurse1033764980
  44. Kristen Brown, AUDAudiologist1417880758
  45. Kristin Brown, M.D.Clinical Neurophysiology Physician1871858258
  46. Krystal BrownPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104751114
  47. Kyra Brown, OTROccupational Therapist1972136240
  48. Lajarvia Brown, BCBABehavior Analyst1346984473
  49. Larry Brown, PHDClinical Psychologist1871504639
  50. Lashana BrownCommunity Health Worker1235940669

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.