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 372 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. Keandra GatewoodBehavior Technician1275375206
  2. Joseph Gathe, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1366436263
  3. Janie Gatlin, M. ED., LPCProfessional Counselor1649576620
  4. Lawanda Gatlin, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1689341695
  5. Tiffany Gatlin, LCDC-IAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1811479918
  6. Iyesha Gatling, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1588123020
  7. Lakeisha Gatling, LMSWSocial Worker1942616743
  8. Georgia Gatoura, M.D.Community Health Worker1740629419
  9. Nomazulu GatsheniLicensed Vocational Nurse1487208583
  10. Tyra GatsonAthletic Trainer1275275240
  11. Cameron GattisonSurgical Physician Assistant1194460204
  12. Sarah Gatumu, MDPsychiatry Physician1750489845
  13. Julie Gatz Jones, OTROccupational Therapist1427322080
  14. Abriana Gaul, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821647884
  15. Piper Gauny, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1548405939
  16. Chris Gause, MAMental Health Counselor1043389570
  17. Alexa Gausman, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1386146702
  18. Megan Gaut, MDAnesthesiology Physician1790070290
  19. Ashwin Gautam, PHDClinical Psychologist1437850450
  20. Nischal Gautam, M.D.Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician1275696973
  21. Rupesh Gautam, MDBody Imaging Physician1841904729
  22. Veena Gautam, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1922121607
  23. Kanekal Gautham, MBBS, MD, DM, MSNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1972611911
  24. Anna Gauthier, RPH.Oncology Pharmacist1124249933
  25. Jerry Gauthier, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1740203397
  26. Polly Gauthier, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1982665402
  27. Kyra Gautier, AAAnesthesiologist Assistant1942613187
  28. Elizabeth GautreauxSpeech-Language Pathologist1720577885
  29. Shawn GautreauxPharmacist1376018754
  30. Mary Gavri, DMDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1497124556
  31. Anastasiia GavrylenkoRegistered Nurse1043077035
  32. Jay Gavvala, MDClinical Neurophysiology Physician1427281310
  33. Sheela Gavvala, D.OPediatrics Physician1801230958
  34. Allen Gaw, D.D.S.Pediatric Dentistry1750480661
  35. Christina GawStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225897531
  36. Jasmine Gaw, LPC-AProfessional Counselor1154095958
  37. Justin Gaw, M.ED, LPCProfessional Counselor1730859323
  38. William Gaw, P.T.Physical Therapist1497208953
  39. Wilson Gaw, D.D.S.Dentist1780857094
  40. Romany Gawargious Hana, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1649438177
  41. Carl Gay, M.D., PH.D.Internal Medicine Physician1417392770
  42. Jasmine Gay, LPCMental Health Counselor1487305280
  43. Ronald Gay, CRNA, DNPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1699864066
  44. Mary Charlene Gayas, PTPhysical Therapist1679702559
  45. Mam GayeBehavior Technician1639814486
  46. Andrew Gayed, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508585829
  47. George Gayle, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1245482629
  48. Shaneil GayleProfessional Counselor1174288641
  49. Shannon GaylesPathology Technician1285203893
  50. Edward Gayou, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1982053237

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.