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 363 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. Chantelle Corina GarciaBehavior Technician1194407627
  2. Charles Garcia, MDOphthalmology Physician1821093626
  3. Christian GarciaCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1588411599
  4. Christina Garcia, RN, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1982989695
  5. Christina GarciaNutritionist1730877150
  6. Christopher Garcia, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1265311963
  7. Claire GarciaBehavior Technician1558234674
  8. Clara Garcia, DCChiropractor1184438970
  9. Clara GarciaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972300952
  10. Clarisa Garcia, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1093969180
  11. Clarisa GarciaBehavior Technician1306656335
  12. Claudia Garcia, O.D.Optometrist1457464869
  13. Crystal Garcia, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1356870976
  14. Cynthia Garcia, CNMT/RSONuclear Medicine Technology Radiologic Technologist1649704255
  15. Dallas GarciaBasic Emergency Medical Technician1346569308
  16. Daniel Garcia, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1245235043
  17. Daniel Garcia, PH.D., M.T.S.Psychologist1154649762
  18. Daniel Garcia, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1578910220
  19. Danielle Garcia, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679368740
  20. David GarciaBehavior Technician1235011891
  21. Deborah Garcia, DDSDentist1346345733
  22. Delfino Garcia, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164409199
  23. Delia GarciaBehavior Technician1699614602
  24. Desiree GarciaSpeech-Language Pathologist1417325366
  25. Diana Garcia, LMT, GTSMassage Therapist1972286953
  26. Donaji GarciaAttendant Care Provider1689438061
  27. Dulce Garcia, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1619567088
  28. Eczel GarciaBehavior Technician1114884525
  29. Edna Garcia, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1538651617
  30. Elaine Garcia, PA-CPhysician Assistant1295179315
  31. Elena GarciaSpeech-Language Pathologist1720942683
  32. Elia GarciaBehavior Technician1265233175
  33. Erik Garcia, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013291954
  34. Erika Garcia, PTASpecialist1831339043
  35. Erika GarciaPharmacy Technician1790413052
  36. Esperanza GarciaPhlebotomy Technician1043941198
  37. Eunice Garcia, BSWBehavior Technician1578375721
  38. Europa Garcia, LPC, LBSWProfessional Counselor1972211167
  39. Evita GarciaRegistered Nurse1740847870
  40. Fatima GarciaSpeech-Language Assistant1639806441
  41. Frank Garcia, RMTMassage Therapist1760551345
  42. Gilbert Garcia, AU.D., F-AAAAudiologist1629245774
  43. Gisela Garcia, NPNurse Practitioner1609269646
  44. Glenna Garcia, LPCProfessional Counselor1881606671
  45. Guadalupe Garcia, LPCProfessional Counselor1003469503
  46. Habacuc Garcia, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1316964877
  47. Hilda Garcia, LCSWClinical Social Worker1558492603
  48. Ildebrando Garcia, PHARMDPharmacist1821919853
  49. Isabel Garcia, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174789168
  50. Isidro Garcia, LPCProfessional Counselor1932736097

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.