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 155 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. Ijeoma Yvonne Burns, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588904825
  2. Iris Burns, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1205436839
  3. Jacob Burns, MD, MBAPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1912432469
  4. John Burns, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1861574147
  5. Joseph BurnsPediatric Cardiology Physician1730648080
  6. Joseph BurnsPharmacist1205553153
  7. Khalima BurnsPhysician Assistant1427689686
  8. Kimberly Burns, RN, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1881775526
  9. Lauren Burns, LPCMental Health Counselor1063128247
  10. Lisa Burns, NPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1497038293
  11. Nicole Burns, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1215277892
  12. Peggy Burns, DDSPublic Health Dentistry1245395078
  13. Robert Burns, DOAnesthesiology Physician1598394934
  14. Robin Burns, DPTPhysical Therapist1649897653
  15. Shiarnice Burns, LPCTCounselor1548867518
  16. Sophia Burns, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1831253277
  17. Tiffany Burns, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1629289897
  18. Twana BurnsLicensed Vocational Nurse1578033486
  19. John Burpeau, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1932106937
  20. Shelly Burr, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720741366
  21. Lindsay Burrage, M.D.Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1457513384
  22. Stephanie Burrel, LPCMental Health Counselor1932897147
  23. Darleane Burrell, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1265443105
  24. Donnita Burrell, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1245378983
  25. Eric Burrell, M.A.Professional Counselor1023473923
  26. Jada BurrellBehavior Technician1922964873
  27. Kendra BurrellLicensed Vocational Nurse1003497769
  28. Linda Burrell, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1467700369
  29. Rheanisha Burrell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1972928133
  30. Tommie Burrell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1417716986
  31. Nita Burrer, RN, ANP, CNSClinical Nurse Specialist1255412086
  32. Robert Burress, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1740287382
  33. Kellye Burrill, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1922987924
  34. Brielle BurrisSpeech-Language Assistant1992591853
  35. Hugh Burris, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1407831225
  36. Sara Burris, PT, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1730797838
  37. Amber Burroughs, RNRegistered Nurse1831867779
  38. Rosa Burroughs, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326989427
  39. Susan BurroughsRegistered Nurse1942838057
  40. Jeffrey Burrow, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1962889857
  41. Trey Burrow, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689967804
  42. Lavonne BurrowesLicensed Vocational Nurse1295382752
  43. Christina Burrows, PH.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1851733208
  44. Deallen Burse, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1255419644
  45. Joshua Burt, ATPOther Technician1447713862
  46. Kristina Burt, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1497766117
  47. Tara BurtLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1467110155
  48. Brandon Burtis, PHARMDPharmacist1417222365
  49. Allen Burton, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1760582688
  50. Cindy Burton, CSASurgical Physician Assistant1720544125

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.