NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Lowell, MA

2,992 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Lowell, 10th of 406 Massachusetts cities. The largest group is mental health counselor: 374, 13% of the city's records, against 8% across Massachusetts. Page 51 of 60.

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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 Lowell

  1. Mental Health Counselor374
  2. Clinical Social Worker248
  3. Counselor230
  4. Behavior Technician207
  5. Social Worker136
  6. Registered Nurse104
  7. Students in training102
  8. Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor99

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Lowell in Massachusetts

  • Rank in Massachusetts10th of 406 cities by records
  • Share of the state1.4% of Massachusetts's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups28.5% of all records

Compared with Massachusetts as a whole, Lowell has 9.1× the state's share of peer specialist records and 0.61× its share of physician assistant records.

Providers in Lowell, alphabetically

  1. Alexa Shelden, MSWClinical Social Worker1861858508
  2. Christin SheltonClinical Social Worker1760741391
  3. Anitha ShelvanAnesthesiology Physician1760865349
  4. Karen ShermanMental Health Counselor1942585245
  5. Whitney Shilton-Lown, LICSWClinical Social Worker1972909232
  6. Ofra Shinitzky-Carmel, MSMarriage & Family Therapist1720280225
  7. Doronit Shlank-Bloomenthal, LICSWClinical Social Worker1205085636
  8. Andrew ShlesingerMental Health Counselor1073790812
  9. Kristy Shockley, M.A.Health Service Psychologist1003226713
  10. Julie ShokumDevelopmental Therapist1083895692
  11. Rosita Shtifter, LMHCMental Health Counselor1316991326
  12. Britt Sibson, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1598172835
  13. Suzy SidarosPharmacist1861110447
  14. David Sidebottom, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1174580898
  15. Alan Sieber, PHDClinical Psychologist1043252265
  16. Pamela Sierra, OTRLOccupational Therapist1932300837
  17. Erica Sievert, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1568294387
  18. Allison SignoreBehavior Analyst1427762681
  19. Neelam Sihag, MDPsychiatry Physician1164407011
  20. Steven Sikalis, O.D.Optometrist1427034263
  21. Kenedi SiltonBehavior Technician1881566842
  22. Kelsey Silva, CASE MANAGERCase Manager/Care Coordinator1467163055
  23. Kendra SilvaBehavior Technician1356911234
  24. Melissa SilvestreBehavior Technician1326964925
  25. Kathryn Silvestris, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104448539
  26. Apolinario SimaoMental Health Counselor1770393001
  27. Danielle Simard, CCLSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093970857
  28. Kimberlee Simenelli, MS CERTIFIED EARLY IStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083779318
  29. Kai Simmons, CMHCMental Health Counselor1750132049
  30. Katrina Simmons, NPNurse Practitioner1265918718
  31. Kathy SimonClinical Social Worker1386920460
  32. Jana Simonds, M.D.Surgery Physician1801023601
  33. Diane Simone, MS CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1386827327
  34. Justin SimoneMental Health Counselor1144969429
  35. Julie SimoneauNurse Practitioner1013419217
  36. Diane Simpson, BSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871828921
  37. Shantel SinclairBehavior Technician1043874753
  38. Suraj Sinha, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1396537403
  39. Dimitre Sirakov, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1932332681
  40. Anna SkamserCounselor1134014483
  41. Peter Skerry, LMHCMental Health Counselor1841563350
  42. Steve SkiffingtonCounselor1134677834
  43. Crystal SkinnerBehavior Technician1093604332
  44. John Skirvin, PHARM.D., BCOPPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1952610628
  45. Madeleine SkobleBehavior Technician1245150663
  46. Magdalena Skon, RNRegistered Nurse1518446855
  47. Ellen SlatteryBehavior Technician1174067441
  48. Melissa SloanDevelopmental Therapist1477802668
  49. Lindsay SmileyMental Health Counselor1669027322
  50. Camille SmithSocial Worker1821466095

The largest Massachusetts cities

  1. Boston41,865
  2. Worcester13,166
  3. Springfield8,553
  4. Cambridge5,145
  5. Brockton4,287

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How to read this directory

Lowell, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,992 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 Lowell - 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 Lowell 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 Lowell is weighted toward Mental Health Counselor (374 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 248 and Counselor with 230). 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 Massachusetts's population, Lowell reports roughly 42.7 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 Lowell 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 Lowell, MA?

There are 2,992 registered healthcare providers in Lowell, MA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Lowell?

The most common specialties in Lowell are Mental Health Counselor, Clinical Social Worker, Counselor, Behavior Technician, Social Worker. Mental Health Counselor has the most providers with 374.

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.