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 193 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. Meliza Chavez, FNPNurse Practitioner1275098451
  2. Roxana ChavezBehavior Technician1255260980
  3. Sandra Chavez, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1780321059
  4. Stephanie Chavez, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497344733
  5. Summer Chavez, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1508243924
  6. Viola ChavezSocial Worker1154751980
  7. Yaneli ChavezBehavior Technician1255197109
  8. Teofila Chavez HernandezHealth Educator1578253092
  9. Mariana Chavez Mac Gregor, M.D., M.S.C.Internal Medicine Physician1740408624
  10. Jose Chavez- Madrid, ATC, MAT, LATAthletic Trainer1609239987
  11. Erica Chavis, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1588971030
  12. Norma Chavoya, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1730572876
  13. Inderjit Chawla, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1548681265
  14. Jonathan Chawla, MDPediatrics Physician1952842288
  15. Manika Chawla, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1265989529
  16. Munish Chawla, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1720084726
  17. Zehra Chawla, O.D.Optometrist1609011758
  18. Maneerat Chayanupatkul, M.D.Specialist1689960346
  19. Cecil Chazhikat, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104558931
  20. Merlyn Chazhikat, PHARMDPharmacist1174242945
  21. Briana Che, MS, LMTMassage Therapist1689479743
  22. Clarisa ChePharmacist1043548134
  23. Wenyan Che, P.AMedical Physician Assistant1902990799
  24. Dina Chea, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1265118095
  25. Yee Lee Cheah, MD, FACSSurgery Physician1942428784
  26. Latarsha Cheatham, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1356383855
  27. Savannah Cheatham, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093357154
  28. Alissa Chebat, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386583896
  29. Puja ChebroluInternal Medicine Physician1760864128
  30. Paul Checchia, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1902822125
  31. Barron CheckSpecialist1134521982
  32. Cristina Checka, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1548598790
  33. Christopher Chedid, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861028904
  34. Clinton Chee, O.D.Optometrist1982911103
  35. Maria Chee, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1679714422
  36. Yat Chee, D.D.SDentist1578774584
  37. Rachael Cheek, MD, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780387340
  38. Suresh Cheekatla, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1669660866
  39. Adil Cheema, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1376554535
  40. Faisal CheemaSurgical Assistant1386104537
  41. Gurbhej Cheema, PHARMDPharmacist1306174388
  42. Ivelisse Cheema, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1477923464
  43. Sarah Cheema, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649960907
  44. Shantan Cheemerla, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184184517
  45. Tom Cheeramkuzhy, MSPharmacist1174787063
  46. Priya Cheeran, PHARM D.Pharmacist1285920702
  47. Coni Cheesman, P.A.Physician Assistant1023382348
  48. Gladys ChefackPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720663933
  49. Elizabeth Chege, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1205276375
  50. Dana ChehabCounselor1992339014

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.