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 154 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. Virginia Burkett, PHDClinical Psychologist1457782062
  2. Cherriyon Burkett-JohnsonMental Health Counselor1831780618
  3. Hillary Burkhardt, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114550399
  4. Jennifer Burkhardt, LPCMental Health Counselor1760876023
  5. Alexsia BurkhartPharmacy Technician1487318770
  6. James Burkhead, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1740215615
  7. Daniel Burkholder, MDGastroenterology Physician1871153981
  8. David Burkland, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1609161199
  9. Amber Burks, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1720314859
  10. Dillon Burks, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1467985861
  11. Robin Burks, PH.DClinical Psychologist1831203462
  12. Wilma BurksNurse's Aide1376041269
  13. Arden Burleigh, SLP-CCCSpeech-Language Pathologist1104595255
  14. Barry Burleigh, D.C.Chiropractor1174565030
  15. Carrie BurleighPhysical Therapy Assistant1427109644
  16. Larry Burleigh, D.C.Chiropractor1396773651
  17. Nisha BurlesonOther Specialist/Technologist1093168486
  18. Taneca BurlesonAttendant Care Provider1912821828
  19. Troy Burmaster, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1790469567
  20. George Burnazian, MDInternal Medicine Physician1952318065
  21. Andrew Burnett, SA-CSurgical Technologist1114270253
  22. Brian Burnett, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1659806230
  23. Christine Burnett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1245776285
  24. Demetria Burnett, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1871375360
  25. Ecenthia Burnett, LCSWClinical Social Worker1336392851
  26. Kayin BurnettBehavior Technician1467308254
  27. Lauren Burnett, FNPNurse Practitioner1467983122
  28. Maxine Burnett, RN, ANP, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1326136664
  29. Melinda Burnett, CSASurgical Physician Assistant1346701935
  30. Robbie Burnett, PH.D., L.P.C.Group Psychotherapy Psychologist1003967399
  31. Sheree Burnett, LPCProfessional Counselor1598029316
  32. Emily Burnette, ODOptometrist1386325884
  33. Robert Burnette, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1699729491
  34. George Burnetz, LPCProfessional Counselor1093076093
  35. Camaron Burney, DPTPhysical Therapist1659904209
  36. Catherine Burney, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1679834071
  37. Maryam Burney, DOGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1801472618
  38. James Burnham, DDSDentist1932322039
  39. Desiree Burnley, RNRegistered Nurse1356162614
  40. Gina Burnley, LPCProfessional Counselor1598226672
  41. Ambrasa BurnomPodiatric Assistant1932887304
  42. Alicia Burns, DCChiropractor1770108326
  43. Ashley BurnsPharmacist1871848317
  44. Christine Burns, LCSWClinical Social Worker1043253396
  45. Claudia Burns, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1497375893
  46. David Burns, MDRheumatology Physician1295728590
  47. Erica Burns, PA-CPhysician Assistant1952959801
  48. Ethan Burns, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1962933705
  49. Feliss Burns, MA, LPC, NCC, CRCMental Health Counselor1720721558
  50. Heather Burns, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093575995

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.