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 21 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. Salmaan Ahmed, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1497795710
  2. Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H.Nephrology Physician1700144391
  3. Seema Ahmed, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225584642
  4. Shamoon Ahmed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1831138072
  5. Shawg AhmedDentist1437981107
  6. Sheikh Ahmed, M.D.Specialist1457435745
  7. Sidrah Ahmed, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1922698117
  8. Syed Ahmed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1255378352
  9. Syed Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558164400
  10. Taha AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669222006
  11. Tahmid Ahmed, DDSDentist1578264594
  12. Talha Ahmed, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1598288201
  13. Thahira Ahmed, LPCProfessional Counselor1730293531
  14. Umer Ahmed, MD, MBA.Family Medicine Physician1538421557
  15. Yasir Ahmed, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1982968319
  16. Yassar Ahmed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1952432544
  17. Yimage Ahmed, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1396368882
  18. Youssef AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770379703
  19. Zaid Ahmed, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1225772882
  20. Zarif AhmedBehavior Technician1265009880
  21. Zohaib Ahmed, DOFamily Medicine Physician1649918897
  22. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulhai Mohamed AlhussainiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659255933
  23. Saif Ahmedi, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1255626644
  24. Zahra Ahmmed, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1407384779
  25. Chihoon AhnStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720721640
  26. Hyochol Ahn, APRN, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1093240590
  27. Song Ahn, D.D.S., F.A.G.D.Dentist1164682514
  28. Thomas AhnGeneral Practice Dentistry1184285082
  29. Judy Ahrar, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1750310595
  30. Kamran Ahrar, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1538255286
  31. Andreina AhrensStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790480523
  32. Courtney Ahrens, OTD, OTROccupational Therapist1699420992
  33. Erin Ahrens, M.A. BCBABehavior Analyst1295284792
  34. Syed Ahsan, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1720461023
  35. Audrey Ahuero, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1942360516
  36. Jason Ahuero, MDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1518176338
  37. Anoop Ahuja, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1619960994
  38. Jitesh Ahuja, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1326336942
  39. Kim Ahuja, DDSDentist1619288313
  40. Rohan Ahuja, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871283267
  41. Zoraya Ahumada, M.DChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1235425331
  42. Boniface Ahuna, CRTCritical Care Certified Respiratory Therapist1750464269
  43. Nicholas Ahye, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1578978946
  44. Di Ai, M.D., PH.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1225320849
  45. Omowunmi Aibana, M.D., MPHInternal Medicine Physician1710115191
  46. Mazen Aiche, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124792742
  47. Charles Aickareth, RRTCritical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist1821174749
  48. Aviva Aiden, MD, PHDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1497172480
  49. Bukola Aigbedion, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1780979948
  50. Charles AigberadionPharmacist1770181596

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.