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 88 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. Emma BarrPsychologist1962101436
  2. Heather Barr, LCSWClinical Social Worker1184364879
  3. Jacqueline Barr, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1790408003
  4. Jeffrey Barr, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1548598402
  5. Jennifer Barr, FNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1073879839
  6. Mark BarrCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1386376598
  7. Sarah Barr, MDPediatrics Physician1194038208
  8. Shakira Barr, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1295385326
  9. Yael Barr, MD, MPHAerospace Medicine Physician1609070200
  10. Laurence Barr-Meyer, RPHPharmacist1891023081
  11. Connie Barragan, AUDAudiologist1225122914
  12. Cristina BarraganBehavior Technician1275204224
  13. Delia BarraganBehavior Technician1609702562
  14. Mario Barragan, MLTChemistry Pathology Specialist/Technologist1558479550
  15. Dawn Barras, LPC-SMental Health Counselor1487812004
  16. John Barras, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1750595013
  17. Matthew BarrasSocial Worker1316411747
  18. Holly Barratt, OTOccupational Therapist1407170236
  19. Jonathan Barratt, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427794742
  20. Michael Barratt, MD, MSAerospace Medicine Physician1386595023
  21. Michelle Barratt, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1336189752
  22. Beth Barraza, PNPNurse Practitioner1326147265
  23. Iliana BarrazaPhysician Assistant1356165278
  24. Claudia Barreda CruzBehavior Analyst1043703812
  25. Javier Barreda Garcia, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1558567867
  26. Paula Barrenechea, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487274379
  27. Ramon Barreno-Canales, MDSpecialist1831184860
  28. Alejandro Barrera, DDSDentist1952822199
  29. Alfonso Barrera, M.D., F.A.C.S.Specialist1205865391
  30. Anita Barrera, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417897000
  31. Bene Barrera, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1104332204
  32. Blanca BarreraFamily Nurse Practitioner1104288703
  33. Brandon Barrera, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497396808
  34. Carlos Barrera, LCSWClinical Social Worker1336680446
  35. Cecilia BarreraSpeech-Language Pathologist1770743692
  36. Christy Barrera, LMSWClinical Social Worker1447077318
  37. Guillermo Barrera, MDGeneral Practice Physician1124389275
  38. Jennifer BarreraPhysician Assistant1295159531
  39. Jessica BarreraObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1518351527
  40. Jose Barrera, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548054992
  41. Leticia BarreraPharmacist1609476837
  42. Marissa Barrera, LCSWClinical Social Worker1215728407
  43. Orlando Barrera, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1275783045
  44. Yasmin Barrera, MPHHealth Educator1518760628
  45. Ramon Barrera BidondoFamily Medicine Physician1730005778
  46. Elizabeth Barrera-Sepulveda, LPCProfessional Counselor1952756108
  47. Andrew Barreto, MDVascular Neurology Physician1679540355
  48. Jose Barreto, DPMPrimary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist1831193465
  49. Allen Barrett, PM/PRSS, RSPS, CHWPeer Specialist1679218614
  50. Amanda Barrett, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1346609583

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.