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 287 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. Monique Doyle, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1407067101
  2. Nathan DoyleDiagnostic Radiology Physician1407381890
  3. Peter Doyle, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1205877743
  4. Tammy Doyle, LPCMental Health Counselor1134764624
  5. Teresa Doyle, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1639385420
  6. Timothy Doyle, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1255332011
  7. Alaina Dozar, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528507365
  8. Christy DozieLicensed Vocational Nurse1538798392
  9. Ashli DozierLicensed Vocational Nurse1104464056
  10. Donna Dozier, LCSWClinical Social Worker1235610999
  11. Jordan DozierBehavior Technician1356239891
  12. Julie DozierProfessional Counselor1881723328
  13. Markesha Dozier, APRN FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245579382
  14. Troy Dozier, LMTMassage Therapist1174776884
  15. Kayli Dozier Joachim, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1124455043
  16. Derrick DraegerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679327928
  17. Abigail DragoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427998640
  18. Ioana Dragoi, MDPediatrics Physician1235122235
  19. Nikola Dragojlovic, D.O.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1407122211
  20. Andreea Dragomir-Davis, PHDPsychologist1275359325
  21. Alexandra DragomirovaPharmacist1821810961
  22. Lindsay Dragos, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1164713772
  23. Joseph Drain, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1407381536
  24. Charlene DrakeAdministrator Registered Nurse1699254599
  25. Ernest Drake, DDSDentist1992916217
  26. Julie DrakeAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1922519560
  27. Madeline DrakeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235870916
  28. Maja DrakeBehavior Analyst1760269260
  29. Melissa DrakeRegistered Respiratory Therapist1639790355
  30. Shannon Drake, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1134649619
  31. Sherri DrakeRegistered Nurse1083227094
  32. Yolandra Drake, RNRegistered Nurse1598282980
  33. Babu Draksharam, MDPsychiatry Physician1053402024
  34. Venket Draksharam, D.C.Chiropractor1609076132
  35. Erica DraperCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063195709
  36. Isabel DraperStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467247858
  37. Joy Draper, LCSWClinical Social Worker1275921462
  38. Kristen Draper, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1003934688
  39. Morgan Draper, LPCProfessional Counselor1386137396
  40. Serena DraperPharmacist1265314470
  41. Philip Dreessen, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1962404574
  42. Beverly Dreher, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1558358622
  43. Kathleen Dreher, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1295081057
  44. Suzanne Dreher, MOT/OTROccupational Therapist1437562873
  45. Max Dreisbach, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1821590050
  46. William Drell, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1932184983
  47. Janelle Drennon, MS CCCSLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1154514263
  48. Diane Dreucean, PHARMDCritical Care Pharmacist1629698030
  49. Paige Drewry, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1700366812
  50. Ashley Drews, MDInfectious Disease Physician1275613515

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.