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 271 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. Regina DexterDental Hygienist1689364739
  2. Jennifer Deyne, M. ED., LPC-S, LSOTPProfessional Counselor1922540624
  3. Johanna Deyoung, DDSDentist1972648608
  4. Qamar DhaferPharmacy Technician1487584447
  5. Padma DhakalBehavior Technician1669276630
  6. Hasham DhakwalaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194664748
  7. Atiya DhalaCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1548372808
  8. Ruhee Dhalla, O.D.Optometrist1851604326
  9. Rupin DhamankarGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1730334558
  10. Chetan Dhamne, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1447513312
  11. Megha Dhamne, MDNeurology Physician1316277106
  12. Sagar Dhamne, M.B.B.S., M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1215240213
  13. Faiyzan Dhanani, PAPhysician Assistant1861909137
  14. Heena DhananiFamily Nurse Practitioner1821672734
  15. Nadya Dhanani, M.D.Pain Medicine Physician1477714871
  16. Shiraz Dhanani, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1962411884
  17. Ujalashah DhananiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457103533
  18. Aatin DhandaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891545315
  19. Sohail DhanjiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023690310
  20. Shweta Dhar, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1487815890
  21. Anam Dharani, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376394932
  22. Uma Dharap, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1427511070
  23. Ammar Dhari, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1437444262
  24. Ami Dharia, MDPediatrics Physician1992738405
  25. Tushar Dharia, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1043317605
  26. Apoorva Dharmadhikari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740921550
  27. Geeta Dharmaji, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1730738824
  28. Vijay Dharmaraj, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306420344
  29. Sunanda DharmarajanPharmacist1457919094
  30. Rajiv Dharnipragada, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376398982
  31. Niti Dharwadkar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457055188
  32. Vishal DhatrakGeneral Practice Dentistry1093294514
  33. Ajinder Dhatt, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1851597793
  34. Mansimran Dhatt, D.D.S.Dentist1770837056
  35. Neha Dhawan, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851031330
  36. Susan Dhayer, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720233273
  37. Ramesh Dhekne, M.D.Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician1972579803
  38. Manjit Dhesi, M.D.Specialist1386611648
  39. Sandeep Dhesi, D.M.DOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1174855944
  40. Tarsem Dhesi, MDSpecialist1164499802
  41. Jaskaren Dhillon, M.D.Neurology Physician1003233057
  42. Atul Dhingra, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1992726780
  43. Raj Dhingra, R.N.Registered Nurse1770046328
  44. Rakesh Dhingra, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1134300858
  45. Sadhna DhingraAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1265794671
  46. Anita Dhir, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1598812745
  47. Abhijeet Dhoble, M.D., M.P.H.Interventional Cardiology Physician1407048549
  48. Sonal Dholakia, MDFamily Medicine Physician1164452876
  49. Binal DholariyaPhysical Therapist1104590868
  50. Tanmaee Dhopaokar, DPTPhysical Therapist1154051704

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.