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 63 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. Radha Arunkumar, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1912098351
  2. Elsa Arvide, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144608621
  3. Dev Arwikar, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1336595974
  4. Basant Arya, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1851465926
  5. Monisha Arya, MDInfectious Disease Physician1821002569
  6. Gelareh Aryafar, DMDPediatric Dentistry1760026579
  7. Sajiva Aryal, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013848704
  8. Lemuelson AryeeteyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952978090
  9. Daniela Arzani, FNP-C, RDNFamily Nurse Practitioner1033326608
  10. Eunice Arzate, LCSWClinical Social Worker1144049917
  11. Angelica Arzola, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841955960
  12. Isidora Arzu, M.D. PHDRadiation Oncology Physician1275639627
  13. Gohar Arzumanyan, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1275843989
  14. Nasreen Asaad, MDFamily Medicine Physician1093985301
  15. Olabode AsabiaHome Health Aide1396566873
  16. Saad Asad, M.D.Surgical Physician Assistant1114276433
  17. Nadia AsadiPediatric Nurse Practitioner1588212674
  18. Naseeme AsadiCommunity Health Worker1144572116
  19. Adil Asaduddin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1538199708
  20. Anna Asagba, ACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1306218482
  21. Darcie Asakura, M.S., R.D.Registered Dietitian1700982816
  22. Jacklyn AsamoahMedical Technologist1992689251
  23. Olubunmi Asana, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1093153769
  24. Louisa AsantePharmacist1477320299
  25. Firdous Asar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1053591032
  26. Thomas Asarch, DDSPediatric Dentistry1891790051
  27. Amma Asare, MDGynecologic Oncology Physician1982195319
  28. Angela Asare, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1497019400
  29. Elliot Asare, MDSurgery Physician1972828333
  30. Sophia Asaria, ODOptometrist1740537208
  31. Dhishant Asarpota, MDHospitalist Physician1578206876
  32. Summer Asaud, RN, RNC-MNN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1649197195
  33. Ashish Asawa, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1073712360
  34. Stephanie AsberryDriver1538380308
  35. Morgan Asbill, RDN, LD; PASPhysician Assistant1780142539
  36. James Asbury, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1174631535
  37. Jacqueline Ascencio, PA-CPhysician Assistant1952189631
  38. Sue Asch, LPC, LMFTProfessional Counselor1467575316
  39. Oluwatomi Asemota, MD, MPHEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1235766072
  40. Oyetewa Asempa, MDDermatology Physician1922505460
  41. Ashley Asencio, MFN,RDN,LDObesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian1982401048
  42. Marybeth Asenime, D.C.,APRNChiropractor1831411479
  43. Eileen Asevedo, BCBA, MA, LBABehavior Analyst1669971321
  44. Samina Asfandiyar, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1306496211
  45. Eliyas Asfaw, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306789318
  46. Zerubabbel AsfawStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992543102
  47. Rami Asfour, CRTPulmonary Rehabilitation Certified Respiratory Therapist1306041868
  48. Fatemah Asgari, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1134433212
  49. Sheida Asgari, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1083826341
  50. Sakina Asghar, PHARMDPharmacist1750619714

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.