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 149 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. Kolby Buckner, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1558745737
  2. Melanie Buckner, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1437877008
  3. Frederick Buckwold, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1427125004
  4. Przemyslaw Buczek, P.T.Physical Therapist1588052682
  5. Alexandra Buda, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245974518
  6. Andrea Budd, OTOccupational Therapist1235542671
  7. Jamie Budd, LCSWClinical Social Worker1205607736
  8. Carley Buddenbaum, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1982174074
  9. Mgn Mrinalini Buddha, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093393696
  10. Yvonne BuddoAdult Companion1548933054
  11. Ana Budeguer, LMHCProfessional Counselor1356162978
  12. Noorjahan BudhaniGerontology Nurse Practitioner1255091872
  13. Jeffrey Budoff, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1437239860
  14. Katherine BudolfsonPediatrics Physician1043743677
  15. Vamsidhar Budur, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871238014
  16. Robert Buechler, MDOtolaryngology Physician1770566275
  17. Greg Buehler, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1407917719
  18. Stephen Buehler, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1467460691
  19. Weston Buehring, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588412555
  20. Karen Bueker, OTOccupational Therapist1134202724
  21. Adrienne BuemioAnesthesiologist Assistant1447993282
  22. Maria Andrea BuenaventuraSurgical Technologist1417403783
  23. Anastacia BuenavistaPhysical Therapist1902009087
  24. Rami Buenavista, PT,MBAPhysical Therapist1447424056
  25. Lucy Buencamino, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467482166
  26. Emely Bueno, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1073236709
  27. John Buergler, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1871538165
  28. Brookelle Buescher, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1699605782
  29. Ronald Buescher, MDGeneral Practice Physician1154356152
  30. Fernando BuesoSpecialist1437108966
  31. Fernando Bueso, MD.LSAPhysician Assistant1154539146
  32. Francisco Bueso, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1942576723
  33. Gerardo Bueso, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1578658001
  34. Diana Bueso-MendozaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871296574
  35. Carlos Bueso-Ramos, M.D., PHDHematology (Pathology) Physician1346349073
  36. Gary Buettner, O.D.Optometrist1922004415
  37. Leanne Buffaloe, MSN, APRN, CPNP-ACPediatric Nurse Practitioner1093359523
  38. Bret Buffalohead, D.C.Chiropractor1790051472
  39. Carmen Buffington, PSYD, LSSP, HSPClinical Psychologist1922643691
  40. Thaddeus Buffington, LCDCCounselor1003632837
  41. Dana Buffington-Meeks, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1720400922
  42. Amy Buford, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1245508415
  43. Reginald Buford, M DSpecialist1114927902
  44. Diogo Bugano Diniz Gomes, MDInternal Medicine Physician1609217843
  45. Cristopher Bugarin, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1336990951
  46. Melody Bugarin, PTPhysical Therapist1689199622
  47. Alejandro Bugarini, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1639673148
  48. Sharronia Buggage, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1902302391
  49. Alejandro Bugnone, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1477761369
  50. Nathan Bugs, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922773704

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.