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 194 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. Maher Chehab, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1699294728
  2. Sarah Chehab, MDAnesthesiology Physician1093166555
  3. Tonya Chehab, PHARMDPharmacist1477807626
  4. Iman Chehouri, RBTBehavior Technician1619641529
  5. Frank ChekwasChiropractor1912209909
  6. Muralikrishna Chelikani, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1083814545
  7. Sunanda Chelikani Kotagiri, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1780899989
  8. Daniel Chelius, M.D.Pediatric Otolaryngology Physician1790097087
  9. Anushka Chelliah, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1922304153
  10. Premala Chelliah, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1407167927
  11. Laura Chelu, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1003079070
  12. Mihail Chelu, M.D., PH.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1285882019
  13. Roy Chemaly, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1609976521
  14. Adrienne Chen, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1073793956
  15. Aeneid Chen, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1407881295
  16. Aileen Chen, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1801876560
  17. Albert Chen, MD, PH.DRadiation Oncology Physician1265792857
  18. Alice Chen, M.D., PH.D.Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1891995221
  19. Allison Chen, MD, MPHOphthalmology Physician1669910014
  20. Allison ChenSpeech-Language Assistant1720725989
  21. Amy Chen, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1215066691
  22. Amy Chen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659536993
  23. Andy Chen, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1952387458
  24. Angela Chen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1689824781
  25. Angela ChenPharmacist1982916938
  26. Annie ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104626498
  27. Becky Chen, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1457313090
  28. Bingzhong Chen, M.D.Neurology Physician1306058292
  29. Bo ChenNuclear Radiology Physician1053730663
  30. Bonnie Chen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912524612
  31. Bright Chen, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1063768729
  32. Caleb Chen, M.D., P.A.Nephrology Physician1730187105
  33. Carmen ChenFamily Nurse Practitioner1023671427
  34. Carol Chen, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1083804769
  35. Caroline Chen, L.AC.Acupuncturist1417080938
  36. Chao-Hsien Chen, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821676016
  37. Chelsea Chen, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1477274447
  38. Cheng-Yen Chen, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1386179968
  39. Chien-Jen ChenPhysical Therapy Assistant1992336598
  40. Chiyu ChenAcupuncturist1134647985
  41. Chu-Huang Chen, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1689887507
  42. Chu-Shing Chen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1669781589
  43. Claire Chen, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831981653
  44. David Chen, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1922275627
  45. Diana Chen, DOInternal Medicine Physician1427547488
  46. Eileen ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942143813
  47. Eric Chen, MDOphthalmology Physician1578521779
  48. Eric Chen, MDPsychiatry Physician1508482472
  49. Frank Chen, MD PAPsychiatry Physician1932294584
  50. Frost ChenGeneral Practice Dentistry1881123925

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.