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 308 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. Stacy ElliottSocial Worker1427544998
  2. Tana Elliott, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1427854439
  3. Lakaesha Elliott-ReedRegistered Nurse1205476918
  4. Andrew Ellis, M.D.Surgery Physician1588995096
  5. Ashley Ellis, M.C.D., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1922498146
  6. Ashley Ellis, DPTPhysical Therapist1639756596
  7. Bernadette EllisPharmacist1235425281
  8. Bryan Ellis, LCSWClinical Social Worker1932713278
  9. Christine Ellis, RN-SNMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396677563
  10. Craig EllisProfessional Counselor1366995672
  11. Dellolander Ellis, LPCProfessional Counselor1396529947
  12. Dennis EllisPersonal Care Attendant1275945602
  13. Elizabeth Ellis, MDUrology Physician1740785674
  14. Faith Ellis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902360472
  15. Kailey Ellis, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740983873
  16. Lakendria Ellis, LPCProfessional Counselor1215574207
  17. Laura Ellis, M.S.Genetic Counselor (M.S.)1912997107
  18. Lee Ellis, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1952409161
  19. Matthew Ellis, MD PHDMedical Oncology Physician1669495685
  20. Meredith Ellis, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1285909143
  21. Mona Ellis, LCDC, CHWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912289174
  22. Nathanial Ellis, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1760219745
  23. Nicholas Ellis, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1477322618
  24. O'Neka Ellis, ACAGNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164963815
  25. Pshaun EllisProfessional Counselor1659511855
  26. Randa EllisPharmacist1629791132
  27. Stephanie Ellis, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1376906172
  28. Taryn Ellis, MDUrology Physician1124647813
  29. Taylor EllisAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285568048
  30. Thomas Ellis, PSYDPsychologist1659736676
  31. Twana EllisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255011193
  32. Wanda Ellis, PH.D.Professional Counselor1841949385
  33. April EllisonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1184173346
  34. Christiana Ellison, PA-CThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1962373654
  35. Claire Ellison, LPC-IMental Health Counselor1518244433
  36. Eric Ellison, PHARMDPharmacist1932517521
  37. Henry EllisonInternal Medicine Physician1205491701
  38. Ivana EllisonBehavior Technician1063394476
  39. Kimberly Ellison, PHDClinical Psychologist1376373456
  40. Lauren Ellison, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1073947354
  41. Susan Ellison, DDSDentist1861642092
  42. William Ellison, MDAnesthesiology Physician1548273154
  43. Brogan Ellisor, RBTBehavior Technician1538657721
  44. Mary Ellisor, LPCMental Health Counselor1487120127
  45. Carolina Elliston, LCSWClinical Social Worker1962039560
  46. Jessica Ellsworth, AU.D.Audiologist1205426483
  47. Misti Ellsworth, D.O.Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1376729897
  48. Rachel Ellsworth, M.DColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1336393479
  49. Warren Ellsworth, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1336470343
  50. Barbara Ellzey, WHNP-LPAObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1114180577

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.