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 148 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. Shayla Bryant, PHARMDPharmacist1184994766
  2. Tammie Bryant, NURSE PRACTITIONERPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1841707676
  3. Tasha Bryant, RN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1659682201
  4. Victoria Bryant, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1962802918
  5. Garry Brydges, MSN, ACNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124116272
  6. Mickie-Anne Brydson, PT, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1194402743
  7. Krista Bryla, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1952825960
  8. Nicole BrysonSpeech-Language Pathologist1538507306
  9. Stephanie Bsaibes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548852577
  10. Marian Buado, MSN, ACNPC-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1538637442
  11. Nirmal Bual, MD, PACardiovascular Disease Physician1881770576
  12. Senanu Buatsi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801731351
  13. Debra Bubar, MASTERS LMFT PH.D.Mental Health Counselor1629732110
  14. Mallory Bubbett, LMSWClinical Social Worker1760165245
  15. Michael Bubis, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1194071035
  16. Michael Bublewicz, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1083941819
  17. Nicole Bucaro, MDPsychiatry Physician1972124725
  18. Dena Buchalter, PHD, NCSP, LSSPPsychologist1598143018
  19. Allison Buchanan, M.D.Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician1326390493
  20. Ashley Buchanan, DPTPhysical Therapist1922399690
  21. Crystal Buchanan, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1164196937
  22. Demetra Buchanan, RPHPharmacist1225366230
  23. Edward P. Buchanan, MDPlastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician1982887220
  24. Jamarkis BuchananBehavior Analyst1922895937
  25. Jason Buchanan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1730278102
  26. Katherine Buchanan, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1396738050
  27. Kathleen BuchananCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1811569460
  28. Tyler Buchanan, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1467922914
  29. Zeanna Buchanan, LMSWSocial Worker1588472682
  30. Bridgette Buchanan-Starks, LPCMental Health Counselor1427267954
  31. Bessie BucheliPhysician Assistant1841931391
  32. Carlos Bucheli, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245974765
  33. Kate BuchheitBehavior Technician1275021461
  34. Thomas Buchholz, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1891891032
  35. Mary Buchner, LCDCCounselor1609698919
  36. Stacy BucicPhysical Therapist1821566142
  37. David Buck, MDFamily Medicine Physician1528148954
  38. Erin Buck, PH.DCounseling Psychologist1740674423
  39. Gregory Buck, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1053845552
  40. Quentin BuckStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629605308
  41. Jenika Buckhalter, LMSWSocial Worker1386331056
  42. Latticia Buckholtz, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265101422
  43. Keiera Buckles, LCSWClinical Social Worker1639952708
  44. Calvin Buckley, PH.D., LPCProfessional Counselor1710081245
  45. Emily Buckley, LCSWClinical Social Worker1427676675
  46. George Buckley, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1801012125
  47. Ian Buckley, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487904496
  48. Kylee Buckley, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1356943757
  49. Pamela BuckmanLicensed Vocational Nurse1316430531
  50. Allyson BucknerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1881224004

The largest Texas cities

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

All of Texas →

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.