NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in La Crosse, WI

3,735 individual NPPES records list a practice address in La Crosse, 4th of 370 Wisconsin cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 363, 10% of the city's records, against 1% across Wisconsin. Page 3 of 75.

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La Crosse in Wisconsin

  • Rank in Wisconsin4th of 370 cities by records
  • Share of the state3.2% of Wisconsin's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups19.3% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank1st of the 10 Wisconsin cities with the most

Compared with Wisconsin as a whole, La Crosse has 16.8× the state's share of community health registered nurse records and 0.35× its share of speech-language pathologist records.

Providers in La Crosse, alphabetically

  1. Casey Bablitch, B.S., CSACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1023346657
  2. Robert Bablitch, MSWClinical Social Worker1922000199
  3. Vanessa Bablitch, LCSW, SAC-IT, MSW,Clinical Social Worker1336534213
  4. Samuel BachStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215878996
  5. Alice Bachop, FNPNurse Practitioner1164400503
  6. Parivash Badar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1356970149
  7. Kathryn Bagniefski, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1336551928
  8. Cindy Bahls, M.S.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1447477963
  9. April Bahr, LCSW, SACClinical Social Worker1033444740
  10. Alicia Baier, CSACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1629836424
  11. Teresa Baird, BSNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1386875813
  12. Kathryn Baker, PHDClinical Psychologist1801891056
  13. Lauren Baker, MDPsychiatry Physician1427402270
  14. Linda Baker, MSWClinical Social Worker1144498619
  15. Matthew Baker, AA-CAnesthesiologist Assistant1114550985
  16. Susan Baker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1467404954
  17. Ian Bakk, MDNeurology Physician1821523440
  18. Juliana Bakk, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1336673540
  19. Alyssa Bakke, RNAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse1184445256
  20. Kathryn Bakke, OTOccupational Therapist1033552781
  21. Andrew Bakken, D.C.Chiropractor1083714679
  22. Christine Bakken, S.W.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1578730693
  23. Mary Balder-Schroeder, APNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1407850472
  24. Leah Baldwin, PASurgical Physician Assistant1881982270
  25. Dragos Balf, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1619178258
  26. Gabriela Balf, MD, MPHPsychiatry Physician1124024724
  27. Aimee Balistreri, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1003382425
  28. Izabel BalkBehavior Technician1356133201
  29. Chase BalzerAthletic Trainer1922732171
  30. P Banasik, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1932103900
  31. Vijay Bandhakavi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1184887473
  32. Maseray Bangura, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1194038778
  33. Paula Bank, M.D., PH.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1295808921
  34. Marlene Bannen, PHDCognitive & Behavioral Psychologist1922002914
  35. Emma Banwart, FNPNurse Practitioner1306036009
  36. Connie BaoDentist1518348416
  37. Marisa Baorto, MDAnesthesiology Physician1588647291
  38. Nicole Barbee, MDFamily Medicine Physician1881037927
  39. Linda Barbour, RDRegistered Dietitian1063642791
  40. Ryan BarfknechtPharmacist1386997294
  41. Pamela Barge, D.C.Chiropractor1073574430
  42. Angela BarnesProfessional Counselor1447432927
  43. Jean Barnett, ADNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1194949347
  44. Sharon Barnhart, APNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1477647584
  45. Kennedy BarnierBehavior Technician1609769215
  46. Elena BarronBehavior Technician1750117735
  47. Lori Barry, C.S.W.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1619119963
  48. Dean Bartelson, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1265417612
  49. Annabeth BarteltBehavior Technician1457172637
  50. Andrew BarthelPhysical Therapist1639522501

The largest Wisconsin cities

  1. Milwaukee18,389
  2. Madison15,014
  3. Green Bay4,619
  4. Appleton3,249
  5. Eau Claire3,085

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How to read this directory

La Crosse, Wisconsin appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,735 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 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 (363 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 193 and Case Manager/Care Coordinator with 165). 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 63.2 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.

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 La Crosse, WI?

There are 3,735 registered healthcare providers in La Crosse, WI, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in La Crosse?

The most common specialties in La Crosse are Behavior Technician, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Case Manager/Care Coordinator, Medical Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 363.

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.