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 56 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. Juan ArandaBehavior Technician1720923873
  2. Lucero Aranda, SA-CSurgical Assistant1528308707
  3. Adlai Arandela, AAAnesthesiologist Assistant1598267387
  4. Elizabeth Arango, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1073753075
  5. Gabriel Arango, DCChiropractor1225026214
  6. George ArangoClinical Social Worker1043019672
  7. Tiffany Arango, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457994667
  8. Deborah Arango-LopezSpeech-Language Assistant1811345317
  9. Naszrin AraniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215679535
  10. Mauricio Aranibar, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1871756650
  11. Noehly AranjoPharmacy Technician1831817212
  12. Walter Thomas Aranza, LSASurgical Assistant1891970224
  13. Mary ArasanmiHealth & Wellness Coach1821898933
  14. Azeem Arastu, MDHospitalist Physician1477138238
  15. Rabab Arastu, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1699489658
  16. Mariagrazia Arata, DDSDentist1346086352
  17. Dejka Araujo, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1932294345
  18. Haniel Araujo, MDMedical Oncology Physician1710746045
  19. John Araujo, M.D., PHDMedical Oncology Physician1801995741
  20. Luane Araujo Rabello, M.S.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194546655
  21. Lizbet Araujo RodriguezPharmacy Technician1982566246
  22. Angeles Araujo Silvestre, M.S., LPC ASSOCIATEMental Health Counselor1881448595
  23. Rediet Araya, PACMedical Physician Assistant1891006763
  24. Farinaz Arbab, MD PHDCytopathology Physician1841252392
  25. Caroline Arber Barth, M.D.Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician1750750899
  26. Amy Arbiter, AG-ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1346771854
  27. Alejandro ArboledaOphthalmology Physician1881153609
  28. Beatriz Arboleda, SLP/ASpeech-Language Pathologist1134901507
  29. Silie ArboledaPeriodontics1154153641
  30. Tamara Arboleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750915112
  31. Roger Arce, DDSPeriodontics1497196091
  32. Kelley Arcement, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1174983506
  33. Ashley Arceneaux, RNRegistered Nurse1811834161
  34. Austin Arceneaux, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508610528
  35. Emma Arceneaux, LPCProfessional Counselor1861064032
  36. Kristi Arceneaux, AGPCNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1104395417
  37. Lasonne Arceneaux, LVNLicensed Practical Nurse1326271305
  38. Matthew Arceneaux, MDAnesthesiology Physician1396822318
  39. Shayla ArceneauxPhysician Assistant1326464207
  40. Sierra ArceneauxSpeech-Language Pathologist1699155713
  41. Rochelle Arceneaux-Abrams, MSS, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1083762827
  42. Cassandra Arceneaux-Bradberry, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1275575771
  43. Andy ArceoBehavior Technician1053176800
  44. Diana Arceo, LSASurgical Physician Assistant1902124381
  45. Justice ArchelleBehavior Technician1104703693
  46. Denise ArcherOccupational Therapist1851871974
  47. Jocelyn ArcherSocial Worker1134069578
  48. Julia Archer, LCSW, PHDClinical Social Worker1679898456
  49. Kathleen Archer, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1295720167
  50. Margaret Archer, PTPhysical Therapist1376377721

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.