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 172 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. Alicia Marie CarpioBehavior Technician1689500548
  2. Claudia Carpio, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1689200487
  3. Chrislen Carpio MoniBehavior Technician1528783396
  4. Calandre Carr, PHARMDPharmacist1871197905
  5. Christin Carr, RDRegistered Dietitian1437383981
  6. Coleen CarrMental Health Counselor1619436326
  7. Dana Carr, PA-CPhysician Assistant1962556977
  8. Danielle Carr, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1891088399
  9. Ivy Carr, RCPRegistered Respiratory Therapist1326790106
  10. Julie Carr, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1710492319
  11. Lisa Carr, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1205892643
  12. Lisa Carr, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1619896677
  13. Ramona CarrSpeech-Language Pathologist1386931046
  14. Shawan Carr, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1376671032
  15. Sherri Carr, LMSWSocial Worker1578241410
  16. Tonja Carr, LCDC, CCTP, CART,Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1144961830
  17. Yolanda CarrHome Health Aide1932441995
  18. Mary Carr-Valentine, LSASurgical Assistant1659429546
  19. Nicole CarrabbaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699522516
  20. Alejandro Carranza, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831459437
  21. Andrea Carranza, MT-BC, PT AIDEMusic Therapist1336433465
  22. Ashley Carranza, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1619430634
  23. Cathryn CarranzaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700410560
  24. Melissa Carranza, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1700882511
  25. Stephanie CarranzaBehavior Technician1588507123
  26. Valeria CarranzaBehavior Technician1710868617
  27. Maria Carranza AriasLicensed Vocational Nurse1437638509
  28. Anais Carrasco, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1669151569
  29. Kasandra CarrascoBehavior Technician1962238311
  30. Leo Carrasco, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1023797925
  31. Mallory Carrasco, P.A.-CMedical Physician Assistant1891123758
  32. Sandra Carrasco, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1720150063
  33. Yolanda Carrasco, M.S., CCC/SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1619100922
  34. Cinthya Carrasco Barcenas, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1649790015
  35. Elsie Carrasquillo, DOPediatrics Physician1770663106
  36. Debra Carraway, LCDCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609666379
  37. Yoandre Carrazana Perez, SA-CSurgical Assistant1952815524
  38. Jose Carrejo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538143144
  39. Colleen Carreker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1336970912
  40. Samuel Carrell, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1124422571
  41. Micana Carrenard, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508405507
  42. Carlos Carreno, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1215922463
  43. Leigh Carreon, PNP-ACPediatric Nurse Practitioner1942626742
  44. Rhodeline Carreon, NPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1144176272
  45. Samantha Carreon, PHDPsychologist1447659826
  46. Veronica Carreon., FNP-CNurse Practitioner1548595937
  47. Allen Carrera, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1225610132
  48. Gloria-Aouie Carrera, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1982625117
  49. Teresa Carreras, O.D.Optometrist1407018377
  50. Lola Carrete, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902244585

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.