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 200 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. Dai Chihara, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720442643
  2. Ray Chihara, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1740438928
  3. Philip Chii, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972658904
  4. Kudakwashe Chikwava, MDPediatric Pathology Physician1760600738
  5. Ngozi ChikwemRegistered Nurse1023673928
  6. Madhuri Chilakapati, MDPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician1326065327
  7. Sai Susheel Chilakapati, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629764360
  8. Rahul Chilappa, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1407117609
  9. Amanda ChildClinical Neuropsychologist1588224869
  10. Lesley Child, LPC, RNProfessional Counselor1104451616
  11. Amanda Childers, SLP ASSISTANTSpeech-Language Assistant1689197071
  12. Kimberly Childers, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1922132976
  13. Laura Childers, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1205357415
  14. Anthony Childress, LPCMental Health Counselor1144935982
  15. Scherri Childress, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1265215503
  16. Tiffany ChildressDiplomate Laboratory Management Specialist/Technologist1770244501
  17. Jacqueline Childs, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1992368179
  18. Layne Childs, OTRPediatric Occupational Therapist1376915603
  19. Maureen Childs, SLP-CCC, BCBA-LBA TXBehavior Analyst1174109250
  20. Ulelia ChildsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184503765
  21. Eula ChilesCommunity Health Worker1134506157
  22. Brittany ChilivetisCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1568242865
  23. Courtney Chilivetis, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619772605
  24. Giridhar Chilukuri, MDFamily Medicine Physician1417174566
  25. Deepthi Chiluvuri, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1740660331
  26. Nkechi ChimaChore Provider1528890738
  27. Ngozi Chime, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1588020663
  28. Okwuchi Chimenti, DPT, PTPhysical Therapist1881918241
  29. Allen Chin, O.D.Optometrist1639129984
  30. Allen Chin, O.D.Optometrist1417907775
  31. Collin Chin, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821644956
  32. Edwin Chin, DDSDentist1356546303
  33. Elissa Chin, RPHPharmacist1245827112
  34. Gilbert Chin, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1184624090
  35. Lilibeth Chin, MDAnesthesiology Physician1922191170
  36. Matthew Chin, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912797168
  37. Nicole ChinRegistered Nurse1063366425
  38. See Chin, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1255646006
  39. Shaur Ying Chin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114220449
  40. Victoria Chin, O.D., MBAOptometrist1184738536
  41. Alycia ChinaiFamily Medicine Physician1639791635
  42. Brian Chinai, DOCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1003336652
  43. Surya Chinamuthevi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447054317
  44. Naga Ramesh Chinapuvvula, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1548458185
  45. Jennifer Chinchilla Barrera, COTA, ATPOccupational Therapy Assistant1720454622
  46. Imani ChindaRegistered Nurse1508497686
  47. Charles Ching, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1215033857
  48. Yiu-Hei Ching, MDAnesthesiology Physician1629204243
  49. Elaine ChinnStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306534433
  50. Ivan Chinn, M.D.Pediatric Rheumatology Physician1962670232

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.