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 305 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. Ziad El-Zaatari, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1679960736
  2. Courtney El-Zokm, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1093070328
  3. Omar Elabdulla, RBTBehavior Technician1619544616
  4. Akshay Elagandhala, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1033564075
  5. Hifza Elahi, DDSDentist1760611883
  6. Ma Az Elahi, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598554503
  7. Rawan ElaksherStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326980343
  8. Sharquetta ElamBehavior Technician1952986481
  9. Virginia Elam-Manning, LPCProfessional Counselor1386068252
  10. Yasir Elamin, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1073979035
  11. Madhivanan ElangoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316697683
  12. Suratha Elango, MDPediatrics Physician1093031429
  13. Tamer Elashyi, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902691876
  14. Alah Elasmar, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1568106532
  15. Shari Elasmar, PA-CPhysician Assistant1932410537
  16. Eiad ElathamnaProsthodontics1992044424
  17. Tamer Elattary, M.B.,B.CHAnesthesiology Physician1427469980
  18. Reef Elazem, PHARMD.Pharmacist1497533723
  19. Ayman ElbadawiInterventional Cardiology Physician1841669587
  20. Jamelh ElbatshRegistered Nurse1114419694
  21. Alain Elbaz, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1245283704
  22. Mehmet Elbey, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083234439
  23. Nada Elbolbol, RPHPharmacist1760488274
  24. Lana Elborno, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1457929754
  25. Samih Elchahal, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1568512226
  26. Sahar Elchehabi, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619817343
  27. Nada Eldairi, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1982617940
  28. Abdullah EldalyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780387845
  29. Dania Eldandashli, MAProfessional Counselor1407156078
  30. Rami Eldaya, MDNeuroradiology Physician1952663270
  31. Yezabel Eldemire, DOPediatric Pulmonology Physician1154884062
  32. Christina Elder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043768161
  33. Christopher Elder, MDLegal Medicine1295781581
  34. Peggy ElderCase Manager/Care Coordinator1003478934
  35. Philip Elder, D.C.Chiropractor1295172302
  36. Rosemary ElderCommunity Health Worker1639036361
  37. Magda Eldiwany, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1740473164
  38. Liron Eldor, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386974319
  39. Amir Eldouh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497559066
  40. Katey Eldred, CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1417057894
  41. Kia Eldred, O.D.Optometrist1427056787
  42. Rebecca Eldredge, PH.D.Psychologist1053606517
  43. Ashley EldridgeProfessional Counselor1760138929
  44. Georgina Eldridge, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1598245078
  45. Rachel EleazuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114618311
  46. Joy ElechiHome Health Registered Nurse1861240772
  47. Juliet Elechi, LPC-IProfessional Counselor1821337700
  48. Ola Elechi, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1790314920
  49. Vivian ElegePsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1922318344
  50. Iyobo ElegonFamily Nurse Practitioner1851908610

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.