Doctors in La Crosse, WI
Active healthcare providers in La Crosse sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
La Crosse ranks 4th among 373 Wisconsin cities by CMS provider count, holding 3.2% of the state's NPIs, led by Behavior Technician.
- 3,673
- NPPES providers in city
- 4th
- of 373 WI cities
- 3.2%
- of Wisconsin providers
- 22.1%
- in top 3 specialties
La Crosse ranks #1 of 10 Wisconsin cities for Behavior Technician.
Where La Crosse ranks among Wisconsin cities
Provider count vs every Wisconsin city in CMS NPPES (373 cities)
3,673 Top 1% higher than 99% of 373 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in La Crosse
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
364 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
284 providers
- Case Manager/Care Co…
Case Manager/Care Coordinator
164 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 134
Internal Medicine Physician
134 providers
- Family Medicine Phys… 116
Family Medicine Physician
116 providers
- Medical Physician As… 112
Medical Physician Assistant
112 providers
- Physical Therapist 109
Physical Therapist
109 providers
- Pharmacist 103
Pharmacist
103 providers
- Registered Dietitian 87
Registered Dietitian
87 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 87
Clinical Social Worker
87 providers
What this shows Behavior Technician is the largest specialty (364 providers, 9.9% of the city), followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties La Crosse has more, and fewer, of than Wisconsin average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Wisconsin , La Crosse over-indexes community health registered nurse at 15.9× the state average and under-indexes physical therapist at 0.53×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Wisconsin average
Less common here than Wisconsin average
- Physical Therapist 0.53×
- Occupational Therapist 0.58×
- Nurse Practitioner 0.59×
- Pharmacist 0.60×
How to read this directory & data limitations
La Crosse, Wisconsin appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,673 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in La Crosse - 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 La Crosse 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 La Crosse is weighted toward Behavior Technician (364 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 284 and Case Manager/Care Coordinator with 164). 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 Wisconsin's population, La Crosse reports roughly 62.1 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.
Of Wisconsin's most common specialties, Registered Nurse is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a La Crosse practice address, a coverage gap La Crosse patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For La Crosse 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.
Which specialties are most common in La Crosse
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 364 | 9.9% |
| 2 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 284 | 7.7% |
| 3 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 164 | 4.5% |
| 4 | Internal Medicine Physician | 134 | 3.6% |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physician | 116 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Medical Physician Assistant | 112 | 3.0% |
| 7 | Physical Therapist | 109 | 3.0% |
| 8 | Pharmacist | 103 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Registered Dietitian | 87 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Clinical Social Worker | 87 | 2.4% |
| 11 | Community Health Registered Nurse | 83 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Professional Counselor | 77 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Physician Assistant | 71 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 71 | 1.9% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Mohamud Abdi Behavior Technician |
| Mais Abdou Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Darla Abel, RN Community Health Registered Nurse |
| Frank Aberger, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Jenny Aberger, RPH Pharmacist |
| Bradley Abicht, DPM Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Carter Abicht, DO Anesthesiology Physician |
| Grace Abicht Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Paul Abicht, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Mateen Abidi, M.D Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Hughes Ackom Podiatrist |
| Christopher Adams, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| William Adams Clinical Social Worker |
| Olivia Adamson, AUD Audiologist |
| Melissa Adelsen, OTR/L,CBIS Occupational Therapist |
| William Adili, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Darian Adler, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Jacqueline Adsit, APNP Nurse Practitioner |
| William Agger, MD Infectious Disease Physician |
| Ibrahim Ahsan Pharmacist |
| Elizabeth Aiello Social Worker |
| Raju Ailiani, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Renuka Ailiani, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Paula Aitken, RN Community Health Registered Nurse |
| Amarilys Alarcon Calderon, MD Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Raeanne Albertson, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Jennifer Albrecht, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Chelsea Ale, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Gregory Aleckson, PHARM. D Pharmacist |
| Mareah Alexander Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Ronald Alexander II Behavior Technician |
| Christian Alfaro Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Christine Alioto, PT Physical Therapist |
| Mariah Allard, LPC-IT Mental Health Counselor |
| Amanda Allen, BSW Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Brian Allen, D.O. Pediatrics Physician |
| Eugena Allen Massage Therapist |
| Tara Allert, SAC-IT Counselor |
| Bobbi Allison Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Heidi Allred, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| Amira Alsadi Behavior Technician |
| Gracie Alspach Behavior Technician |
| Sadaf Altaf, MBBS Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Aliza Altendorf Behavior Technician |
| Ralph Althouse, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Mary Alvarado, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Nicole Alvarez, OT Occupational Therapist |
| Walid Alzein Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jennifer Amann Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Karen Amann Physical Therapist |
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