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 306 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. Odasy Elejarde, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497228589
  2. Lilian Elem, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1629634522
  3. Taiwo Elemuren, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1215319983
  4. Ines Elena MartinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215883939
  5. Ewa Elenberg, MDPediatric Nephrology Physician1255411591
  6. Ucha ElenduRegistered Nurse1215522958
  7. Salina Elengical, MPAS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700203833
  8. Paige Eley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1962286153
  9. Nina Elez, PA-CPhysician Assistant1538958251
  10. Waleed Elfar, MDNeurocritical Care Physician1851278899
  11. Sameh Elgahsh, MB BCHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548010291
  12. Zak Elgamal, L.S.A.Surgical Technologist1194786046
  13. Amr ElgehinyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821601402
  14. Mohamed Elghetany, M.D.Hematology (Pathology) Physician1467523886
  15. Angelia Elgin, RN, DNPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1699377838
  16. Rae Lynn Elgohary, SLPASpeech-Language Assistant1043973084
  17. Dalya Elhady, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1871970814
  18. Christian ElhajStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164841839
  19. George Elhaj, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1194811810
  20. Lina Elhaj, ODOptometrist1902523442
  21. Manal ElhajCommunity Health Worker1063223485
  22. Elham Nurhussen Elham NurhussenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730972902
  23. Amira Elhamdi, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1255189429
  24. Bashayer ElhassanBehavior Analyst1306676085
  25. Ehab Elhefnawi, MDAnesthesiology Physician1699232041
  26. Adel Elhennawy, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1164502407
  27. Justin Elhoff, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1720216211
  28. Kplola Elhor Gbito, APRN-NP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1720847387
  29. Bilal Elhouchi, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1114343027
  30. Jessica EliasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306588439
  31. Judith Elias, ODOptometrist1598647679
  32. Kathy Elias, DMD, PHDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1831578194
  33. Teenu Elias, PHARMDPharmacist1639774680
  34. David Elias-CampaCritical Care Pharmacist1386563583
  35. Carla Elias-Castillo, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1265160303
  36. Nafisat Elias-Salawu, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841675329
  37. Janelle Elie-Murray, NURSE PRACTITIONERPediatric Nurse Practitioner1972059111
  38. Holly Eligio, LCSWSocial Worker1649043209
  39. Brian Eliis, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1295853356
  40. Mary Elijah, M.ED, LPC, RPTProfessional Counselor1659429785
  41. Elena ElimovaMedical Oncology Physician1649679929
  42. Julia Elina, M.S.,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1104224559
  43. Nicholas Eliserio, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174447825
  44. Ana Elizondo, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1922995836
  45. Grecia Elizondo, M.A., CF-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1881118636
  46. Guadalupe Elizondo, BCBABehavior Analyst1205562642
  47. Janet ElizondoCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1578923686
  48. Rolando Elizondo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1245454800
  49. Catalina Eljure, LPC LMFT LSOTPProfessional Counselor1740372564
  50. J Elk, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1801970736

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.