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 144 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. Lasheena Brown, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1326658956
  2. Lashelle Brown, MED, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1689214660
  3. Lastacia BrownHome Health Registered Nurse1295982544
  4. Laura Brown, LCSWClinical Social Worker1649983479
  5. Lauren BrownPsychiatry Physician1457054553
  6. Lauren Brown, DPTPhysical Therapist1710679972
  7. Layne Brown, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083942007
  8. Leesa Brown, APRN, ANP-CNurse Practitioner1932458908
  9. Leza Brown, LATAthletic Trainer1407868508
  10. Linda Brown, LPCProfessional Counselor1700438470
  11. Lindsay Brown, CNIMElectroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1346794542
  12. Lisa Brown, O.T.R.,CHTHand Occupational Therapist1508948662
  13. Lisa BrownSpeech-Language Pathologist1407395924
  14. Lucia Brown, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1356642508
  15. Lydia Brown, L.P.C.Professional Counselor1568508463
  16. Maria Brown, LISW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538421516
  17. Matthew Brown, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1033133848
  18. Mauryunna BrownBehavior Technician1396499455
  19. Meaghan Brown, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1699250787
  20. Melanie Brown, RDN, LDN, CNSCRegistered Dietitian1184209637
  21. Melissa Brown, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1245494442
  22. Meredith Brown, P.T.Physical Therapist1548310204
  23. Michael Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1962707273
  24. Michelle Brown, LPC-AProfessional Counselor1326800038
  25. Minell Brown, LMSWCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497242465
  26. Morgan Brown, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1578047346
  27. Naomi BrownStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972239382
  28. Natarsha BrownHome Health Aide1477059897
  29. Natasha Brown, LAMFTMental Health Counselor1326477787
  30. Natashaa BrownPharmacist1356669311
  31. Nicholas Brown, DCChiropractor1568201754
  32. Nicholas Brown, BSSpeech-Language Assistant1649147893
  33. Nikki Brown, PAPhysician Assistant1912194101
  34. Onita Brown, LMSWSocial Worker1609280908
  35. Pamela BrownBehavior Technician1609632280
  36. Paola Brown, D.D.SDentist1205287299
  37. Patricia Brown, MS, SLP-CCCSpeech-Language Pathologist1710001169
  38. Patricia Brown, O.D.Optometrist1093838914
  39. Patrick Brown, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932897725
  40. Patty BrownPharmacy Technician1093099004
  41. Powel Brown, PHDHematology & Oncology Physician1356421788
  42. Rachel Brown, MDDermatology Physician1730275918
  43. Rachel Brown, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1255009205
  44. Reginae BrownSocial Worker1386573137
  45. Rendie Brown, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1386093458
  46. Richard Brown, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1255394615
  47. Robert Brown, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1912994005
  48. Robert Brown, MDNeurocritical Care Physician1134282783
  49. Robert Brown, RPHPharmacist1972830396
  50. Rodger Brown, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1255576328

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.