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 191 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. Antika Charoenporn, LMTMassage Therapist1063210417
  2. Corey ChartanPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1306118013
  3. Julie Charters, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629307806
  4. Sandra Chartian, LCDCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1538051479
  5. Anthony Chartier, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336843655
  6. Brandi ChaseRegistered Dietitian1972616456
  7. Darren Chase, DCRehabilitation Chiropractor1023239266
  8. Judy Chase, PHARM.D.Oncology Pharmacist1205057809
  9. Karin Chase, M.A., CCC-SLP, CAPLTSpeech-Language Pathologist1740446418
  10. Linda ChaseClinical Social Worker1760965339
  11. Michael Chase, LPCMental Health Counselor1821107988
  12. Beth Chasen, M.D.Nuclear Medicine Physician1164455473
  13. Marvin Chasen, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1689774663
  14. Noah Chasen, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1932416401
  15. Ashley Chastain, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1629844048
  16. John Chatelain, O.D.Optometrist1831190966
  17. Rupinder Chatha, M.D.Nephrology Physician1700856648
  18. Brandi Chatham, LPCProfessional Counselor1497839245
  19. Yashwant Chathampally, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1336175835
  20. Cayla Chatman, M.S, CCC - SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1851825632
  21. Larbresha ChatmonBehavior Technician1982553152
  22. Anuradha Chatterjee, OTOccupational Therapist1396105177
  23. Ritodhi Chatterjee, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093396210
  24. Sharmila Chatterjee, RD, CDE, LDNRegistered Dietitian1558648436
  25. Subhasis Chatterjee, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1275558181
  26. Dominque ChattmenPersonal Care Attendant1659953925
  27. Som Chaturvedi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508615378
  28. Cherry Chau, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609496462
  29. Dominic Chau, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467393736
  30. Henry Chau, CPNP-ACCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1932769072
  31. Hung Chau, DDSDentist1568679306
  32. Kim Van Chau, ODOptometrist1659975308
  33. Lieu Chau, DOFamily Medicine Physician1376742569
  34. Peter Chau, PHARM D.Pharmacist1447691951
  35. Quyen Chau, DMDDentist1932325149
  36. Terence Chau, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1982016713
  37. Thuy Chau, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811423932
  38. Winnie ChauPhysician Assistant1669030425
  39. VI Chau-Tran, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1861873655
  40. Jinal ChaudhariPhysician Assistant1841182953
  41. Kajal Chaudhari, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1710868369
  42. Nileshkumar Chaudhari, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1386693406
  43. Sampada Chaudhari, DO, MPH, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649163817
  44. Aisha Chaudhary, MDPediatrics Physician1033377981
  45. Dinesh Chaudhary, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1679738355
  46. Hassan ChaudharyEmergency Medicine Physician1073755773
  47. Leela Chaudhary, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1508376856
  48. Mahesh Chaudhary, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1669193454
  49. Maria ChaudharyProfessional Counselor1306783840
  50. Pooja Chaudhary, MD MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336881960

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.