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 60 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. Brenton Armstrong, M.D.Urology Physician1669810826
  2. Brittan Armstrong, MDInternal Medicine Physician1609519446
  3. Cara Armstrong, DPTPhysical Therapist1467291070
  4. Craig Armstrong, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1811991805
  5. Davill Armstrong, M.D.Legal Medicine1821098161
  6. Dusanka ArmstrongProfessional Counselor1164240008
  7. George Armstrong, LPC, LCDC, LBSW-IPRProfessional Counselor1780469866
  8. Jacob Armstrong, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1629455886
  9. Jason Armstrong, D.P.M.Podiatrist1053347849
  10. Jessica ArmstrongStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174228332
  11. Joanne Armstrong, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1215182357
  12. Katelyn Armstrong, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1437005733
  13. Khali ArmstrongBehavior Technician1972300341
  14. Kymberley Armstrong, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1245878461
  15. Madeleine ArmstrongBehavior Technician1407607468
  16. Marjorie Armstrong, MSN, EMNPEmergency Medicine Physician1710074489
  17. Martha Armstrong, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1467577346
  18. Mary Armstrong, CSASurgical Assistant1417188863
  19. Matthew Armstrong, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427804897
  20. Misha Armstrong, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114489531
  21. Renee' Armstrong, LPC-SMental Health Counselor1922201144
  22. Skylar ArmstrongBehavior Technician1538995733
  23. Terri Armstrong, RN, ANP, DSNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1831279827
  24. Terry Armstrong, RN, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1902167026
  25. Yumekia ArmstrongCommunity Health Worker1093551905
  26. James Armsworth, LCSWClinical Social Worker1588778294
  27. Luisa Arnal, MDPediatrics Physician1477743706
  28. Myron Arnaud, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114018058
  29. Marina Arnaud Rathjens, LCSWClinical Social Worker1881361087
  30. Rachael Arndt, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1033348370
  31. Mariah Arneson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336990969
  32. Frank Arnett, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1922026152
  33. Angela Arney, SOCIAL WORKERClinical Social Worker1518078344
  34. Angela ArnoldPhlebotomy Technician1851996094
  35. Benjamin Arnold, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619171212
  36. Deborah Arnold, LCSWClinical Social Worker1376653618
  37. Diana ArnoldLow Vision Occupational Therapist1891563821
  38. Emily Arnold, PTPhysical Therapist1376096016
  39. Hope Arnold, LCSWClinical Social Worker1255797072
  40. Joanna Arnold, LPCMental Health Counselor1033082177
  41. Katia Arnold, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336173517
  42. Lynn Arnold, B.S., M. ED., LPCProfessional Counselor1114484250
  43. Matthew Arnold, DCChiropractor1093725004
  44. Miriam Arnold, PHDPsychologist1053817684
  45. Rachel Arnold, PAPhysician Assistant1912234964
  46. Shaun Arnold, LMSWSocial Worker1639883929
  47. Sveta Arnold, RBTBehavior Technician1467029959
  48. Trent Arnold, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1831686922
  49. Jeffrey Arnoult, MDOphthalmology Physician1396730065
  50. Clifton Arnspiger, LCSWClinical Social Worker1568530327

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.