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 224 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. Latasha CookCase Manager/Care Coordinator1376253609
  2. Mallory CookAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1730781907
  3. Margaret Cook, RNMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1891165759
  4. Marqin Cook, LPC, ATR-BCMental Health Counselor1790610798
  5. Matthew Cook, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1043300478
  6. Melissa Cook, MA, LPCCounselor1114162252
  7. Michelle CookPediatrics Physician1073969986
  8. Neely CookSpeech-Language Pathologist1780074674
  9. Nicole CookCommunity Health Worker1396587770
  10. Patrick Cook, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1427035450
  11. Paul Cook, MDUrology Physician1770570244
  12. Paul Cook, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1871663476
  13. Robin CookNurse Practitioner1205592243
  14. Steven Cook, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1003808239
  15. Tara Cook, RDRegistered Dietitian1194522987
  16. Tiffany CookSocial Worker1821825290
  17. Tonette Cook, RN-BCMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1841941648
  18. Travis Cook, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1265846448
  19. William Cook, ARNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1669490751
  20. Ian Cook Armstrong, MDVascular Surgery Physician1053949842
  21. Vena Cook-ClarkMental Health Counselor1710662697
  22. Aine Cooke, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1205355534
  23. Emma Cooke, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558990820
  24. John Cooke, MD, PHDCardiovascular Disease Physician1902932155
  25. Kathryn CookeSpeech-Language Pathologist1255088753
  26. Morgan Cooke, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1821507088
  27. Britney Cooks, SLP - ASSISTANTSpeech-Language Assistant1568965911
  28. Jennifer Cooks, PHDClinical Psychologist1831761980
  29. Shawnda Cooksey, OTOccupational Therapist1063608818
  30. Jamie Cool, LCSWSocial Worker1134486392
  31. Rita Cool, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1831301076
  32. Brianna CooleySpeech-Language Pathologist1508483736
  33. Doris CooleyBehavior Technician1548844467
  34. Joe Cooley, MDAnesthesiology Physician1891722542
  35. Lisa Cooley, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1154801942
  36. Rachel Coolidge, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1134538069
  37. Stacey Coombes, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1790912772
  38. Kerri-Ann Coombs, O.D.Optometrist1740504968
  39. Aundrienne CoomerSocial Worker1437653599
  40. Christine CoonPharmacist1528496296
  41. Loretta Coonan, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013926559
  42. Alexandra Cooper, AGCNS-BCGerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist1548802754
  43. Alisa CooperPhysical Therapist1447967146
  44. Amy Cooper, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1285618280
  45. Augusta CooperRegistered Nurse1427639913
  46. Benjamin Cooper, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1518223049
  47. Brea CooperMental Health Counselor1548952211
  48. Breanne CooperAudiologist1588396725
  49. Bruce Cooper, M.D., D.D.S.Plastic Surgery Physician1710090758
  50. Caren Cooper, ED.D., LPC, NCCCounselor1326484155

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.