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 213 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. Elizabeth Cline, LCSWClinical Social Worker1295504942
  2. Mary Cline, RN, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1720168396
  3. Virginia Cline, PH.D.Psychologist1871827337
  4. Joe Clinton, D.C.Chiropractor1932116274
  5. Lara Clinton, D.C.Chiropractor1265525554
  6. Leah Clionsy, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1891122495
  7. Veronica ClisanchezBehavior Technician1245118348
  8. Cody Cloninger, BCABABehavior Analyst1134969504
  9. Juan Clopton, LPCProfessional Counselor1891309019
  10. Christopher Cloteaux, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780619379
  11. Wesley Clothier, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780373829
  12. Corinne Cloud, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1083144000
  13. Courtney Cloud, LPC-ASSOCIATEMental Health Counselor1962101139
  14. Chasity Clough, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922703438
  15. Kristen Clough, BSN,RN,IBCLC,RNCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1215827324
  16. Edward Clouser, BCBA, LBABehavior Analyst1265102230
  17. Lynn Cloutier, RN, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1952482689
  18. Mary Clow, LCDCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1841001435
  19. Johanna Clowney, MDAnesthesiology Physician1871529933
  20. Samuel ClowneyAnesthesiology Physician1285781997
  21. Bailey CloydBehavior Technician1962354209
  22. Mikaela Cloyd, LPCProfessional Counselor1346982675
  23. Trudy Cloyd, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1750931747
  24. Brian Cloyes, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1124191242
  25. Sarah Cluff, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1073078515
  26. Terry Clyburn, M.D.,P.A.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1811921059
  27. Sara Clyde, P.A.Physician Assistant1144333113
  28. Jennifer Clymer, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1477440030
  29. Charisse Co, RDMSDiagnostic Ultrasound Physician1376165746
  30. Christine Co, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1336738152
  31. Tina Co, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1912389941
  32. John Coale, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1861480071
  33. Geoffrey Coalson, M.S., CF-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1336399096
  34. Grant Coan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1518548213
  35. Zackie CoaplandClinical Social Worker1104689462
  36. Marybeth Coates, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1306105648
  37. Alfred CoatsFamily Nurse Practitioner1831581099
  38. David Coats, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1982693388
  39. Julio Cobas Echemendia, RNRegistered Nurse1538086681
  40. April Cobb, LPC-AMental Health Counselor1134835986
  41. George Cobb, D.D.S.Prosthodontics1063422301
  42. Imana CobbMassage Therapist1275302267
  43. Lauren Cobb, M.D.Gynecologic Oncology Physician1871818534
  44. Soren Cobb, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073302600
  45. Zyteldar Cobb Garzon, LCSWClinical Social Worker1619664513
  46. Elizabeth Cobb Loeschman, LMFT-S, LPC-SMarriage & Family Therapist1114569886
  47. Mark CobbinSpeech-Language Pathologist1932820875
  48. Stella Cobbin, RNAdministrator Registered Nurse1811256514
  49. Kylor CobbinsPediatric Registered Nurse1104470707
  50. Marquis Cobbs, DCChiropractor1275499139

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.