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 23 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. Oluwaseun Ajibade, MDHospitalist Physician1316243868
  2. Omiana Ajibade, NURSE PRACTITIONERGerontology Nurse Practitioner1598124190
  3. Olufunke AjibolaRegistered Nurse1396395562
  4. Motolani Ajibose, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174027155
  5. Nkechi Ajide, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1013199447
  6. Adeola AjijolaiyaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558209130
  7. Alice Ajim, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1447297783
  8. Ayo Ajim, MDInternal Medicine Physician1255378592
  9. Priscilla Ajiteru, CNANurse's Aide1689257297
  10. Tochi Ajiwe, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1275152977
  11. Avanthi Ajjarapu, MD, MPHObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1184243511
  12. Leena Ajjour, ODOptometrist1902479421
  13. Emily Ajluni, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1316679889
  14. Muhammad Ajmal, M.B.B.SNephrology Physician1184873234
  15. Surainder Ajmani, M.D.Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1821172354
  16. Veronica AjosePediatric Occupational Therapist1750103198
  17. Helen AjuabaLicensed Vocational Nurse1013549153
  18. Okpo Ajughu, ARRTRadiologic Technologist1801010913
  19. Eberechukwu Ajumobi, DNP FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1053136986
  20. Kemisola Ajuwon, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1023320512
  21. Confidence AjuzieRegistered Nurse1326696949
  22. Sibel Ak, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477296614
  23. Sandra AkachukwuPhysical Therapist1154056679
  24. Crystal Akah, APRN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1689282980
  25. Ozioma Akahara, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932994324
  26. Augustina Akahieobi, RN,BSNHome Health Registered Nurse1861975740
  27. Daniel Akaji, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902790140
  28. Chinenye Akaluso, MDAnesthesiology Physician1598142200
  29. Uchenna AkalusoPhysical Therapy Assistant1780911792
  30. Adetola AkandeMental Health Counselor1487408969
  31. Benjamin AkandeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821884834
  32. Omowumi AkandeFamily Nurse Practitioner1750964813
  33. Myreb AkaninworCommunity Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1134970387
  34. Musifat Akanji-Newton, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1710507108
  35. Desiree Akarue, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114743044
  36. Bernice AkataobiHome Health Aide1447972013
  37. Catherine Akay, MDSurgery Physician1669702767
  38. Mehmet Akay, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1457510729
  39. Ali Akbar, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891423901
  40. Hunaina Akbar, LMFT-ASSOCIATECounselor1508628520
  41. Kulsum Akbar, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1962668731
  42. Mohammad Akbar, SA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1336782754
  43. Saima AkbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366270993
  44. Sumera Akbar, FNP-BCRegistered Nurse1447880273
  45. Negin Akbarin, ODOptometrist1831863398
  46. Hasan Akber, DDSDentist1790414274
  47. Bassel Akbik, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1578905089
  48. Ayse Akcan Arikan, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1043567571
  49. Zeynep Akdeniz Dogan, M.DPlastic Surgery Physician1104311901
  50. Mark Akerlund, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396368700

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.