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 82 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. Rachel Ballback, OTD, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1871316950
  2. Larry BalleSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1508283995
  3. Leomar Ballester-Fuentes, MD, PHDAnatomic Pathology Physician1699196147
  4. Sharon Ballestero, LCSWClinical Social Worker1689080830
  5. Angela Ballesteros, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124913231
  6. Esmeralda BallesterosBehavior Technician1881564508
  7. Stephanie Balli, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1760963219
  8. Kristin Balloon, M.ED, LPCProfessional Counselor1528535358
  9. John BallosPhysical Therapist1679326607
  10. Emilia BallouStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154200244
  11. Gayle Balmaceda, RN, ANP, GNPNurse Practitioner1902987746
  12. Nicole Balmaceda, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1740846237
  13. Jessenia Balmori MoralesBehavior Technician1861351447
  14. Damilola BalogunCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1225540081
  15. Elizabeth BalogunBehavior Technician1033798988
  16. Ibironke BalogunBehavior Technician1003762782
  17. Oladipupo BalogunBehavior Technician1811846439
  18. Razak Balogun, D.C.Occupational Health Chiropractor1982691556
  19. Gabriel BalonwuPharmacist1528650397
  20. Lawrence Balsam, LCSWClinical Social Worker1487824397
  21. Viren Balsara, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1194715383
  22. Laureano Balseiro, NPNurse Practitioner1821284118
  23. Vanessa BaltagiClinical Social Worker1457137655
  24. Nicole Baltazar, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1972394708
  25. Perla Baltazar, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1902363914
  26. Seaera BaltazarBehavior Technician1144718354
  27. Elizabeth BaltierrezSpeech-Language Pathologist1457099855
  28. Vanessa BaltierrezSpeech-Language Assistant1942575394
  29. David Baltrusaitis, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1003301847
  30. Aiste Baltuonyte, MDNeuroradiology Physician1427578129
  31. Brennan BaltusnikBehavior Technician1053261610
  32. Richard Baltz, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1326102781
  33. Anthony Balzer, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1588075360
  34. Karis Bamba, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639985385
  35. Mohd BamiehFamily Nurse Practitioner1811703671
  36. Mutiat Bamiloshin, RNRegistered Nurse1871368431
  37. Elizabeth BamimoreLicensed Vocational Nurse1215562061
  38. Kathryn Ban, MDPediatrics Physician1083824502
  39. Anum Bana, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1174016380
  40. Arsalah Bana, ODOptometrist1023689742
  41. Saira BanaPhysician Assistant1912484924
  42. Melissa BanaczykProfessional Counselor1447174420
  43. Chaitra Banala, MDGastroenterology Physician1023639382
  44. Srinivas Banala, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1871979906
  45. Karim Banani, DDSDentist1477995835
  46. Amy Bancroft, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1093833238
  47. Alyssa Banda, ODOptometrist1922841501
  48. John Banda, DCChiropractor1962587154
  49. Jose Banda, OTROccupational Therapist1396070926
  50. Kanakalingeswara Banda, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1407039712

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.