Doctors in Houston, TX
Active healthcare providers in Houston sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
59,327 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Houston, Texas appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 59,327 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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 2023 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 (4,703 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 2,279 and Family Nurse Practitioner with 2,215). 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 194.5 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.
Within Texas, Houston ranks #1 of 695 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 14.3% of the state's registered providers.
For Houston patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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| Name |
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| Jenna Cook, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Jocelyn Cook, OT Occupational Therapist |
| John Cook Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Julie Cook, PA.C. Physician Assistant |
| Kahla Cook, RBT Behavior Technician |
| Kimberly Cook, COTA Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Kori Cook, LMSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Krystal Cook Registered Nurse |
| Latasha Cook Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Mallory Cook Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Margaret Cook, RN Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse |
| Matthew Cook, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Melissa Cook, MA, LPC Counselor |
| Michelle Cook Pediatrics Physician |
| Neely Cook Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Nicole Cook Community Health Worker |
| Patrick Cook, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Paul Cook, MD Urology Physician |
| Paul Cook, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Robin Cook Nurse Practitioner |
| Steven Cook, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Tara Cook, RD Registered Dietitian |
| Tiffany Cook Social Worker |
| Tonette Cook, RN-BC Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse |
| Travis Cook, D.D.S General Practice Dentistry |
| William Cook, ARNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Ian Cook Armstrong Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Vena Cook-Clark Mental Health Counselor |
| Aine Cooke, MD Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician |
| Emma Cooke, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| John Cooke, MD, PHD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Morgan Cooke, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Britney Cooks, SLP - ASSISTANT Speech-Language Assistant |
| Jennifer Cooks, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Shawnda Cooksey, OT Occupational Therapist |
| Jamie Cool, LCSW Social Worker |
| Rita Cool, PHARMD Oncology Pharmacist |
| Brianna Cooley Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Doris Cooley Behavior Technician |
| Joe Cooley, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Lisa Cooley, PTA Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Rachel Coolidge, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Physician Assistant |
| Stacey Coombes, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Kerri-Ann Coombs, O.D. Optometrist |
| Aundrienne Coomer Social Worker |
| Christine Coon Pharmacist |
| Loretta Coonan, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Alexandra Cooper, AGCNS-BC Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Alisa Cooper Physical Therapist |
| Amy Cooper, MD Pediatrics Physician |
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