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 269 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. Kirby DeshotelsPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1588026314
  2. Matthew DeshotelsCardiovascular Disease Physician1255838736
  3. Padmaja Deshpande, PTPhysical Therapist1104946441
  4. Sanjay Deshpande, MBBS DCH DNB MNAMSPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1720829492
  5. Yash DeshpandeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528705167
  6. Jerson Desiderio, O.D.Optometrist1770023434
  7. Erika Desimone, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1184288243
  8. Margaret Deskin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1710091392
  9. Adaobi DesmondRegistered Nurse1174165823
  10. Jennifer DesmondAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1366963795
  11. Sarah Desnyder, M.D.Surgery Physician1912150665
  12. Gerald Desobe, PH.D., LPCProfessional Counselor1588677561
  13. Sandra Desobe, MA, LPC, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1124031182
  14. Izvieta Despaigne, MDSurgery Physician1679097265
  15. Jeffrey Despommier, OTR, OMS, CUA, ATPOther Technician1861927014
  16. Jenny Despotovic, D.O.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1326298126
  17. Madeleine Desrochers, PHDCounseling Psychologist1629853247
  18. Anna DesrochesBehavior Technician1376357699
  19. Deshaun Desrosiers, CMP,LMMidwife1598507170
  20. Lauren Desrosiers, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1750078457
  21. Michelle Desrosiers, CSFASurgical Assistant1992219059
  22. Tameeka Desrosiers, CNANurse's Aide1962295006
  23. Metty DessalegnInternal Medicine Physician1659807113
  24. Bethel DestaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669318861
  25. Edomias Desta, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1124549266
  26. Yosiyas DestaRegistered Nurse1194356956
  27. Elizabeth Destephen, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1598144735
  28. Crystal DesvignesFamily Nurse Practitioner1306532460
  29. Anita Deswal, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1154342277
  30. Ariana Detert, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1841405768
  31. Scott Detiveaux, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326374984
  32. Sarah Detlefs, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1821409921
  33. Rosalyn DetranaltesCounselor1013681261
  34. Tina Dett, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922059658
  35. Laura Detti, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1619042462
  36. Kilie DetweilerBehavior Technician1558932624
  37. Nicole Detweiler, APRN-CNPNurse Practitioner1265157440
  38. Eric Deuschle, RSASurgical Physician Assistant1811294382
  39. Leisa Deutsch, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1023320017
  40. Rosanne DeutschSpeech-Language Pathologist1356096598
  41. Ameesh Dev, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053061473
  42. Rony Dev, D.O.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1073582458
  43. Shah Dev, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033955935
  44. Sundar Devakottai, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295484004
  45. Samanthika DevalarajuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588305262
  46. James Devall, LMTMassage Therapist1922302892
  47. Mikaela DevallSpeech-Language Pathologist1669216321
  48. Davin Devara, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235068693
  49. Sunjay Devarajan, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1215293204
  50. Roshan Devarakonda, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1912552670

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.