NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Needham, MA

1,223 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Needham, 37th of 406 Massachusetts cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 201, 16% of the city's records, against 8% across Massachusetts.

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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 Needham

  1. Clinical Social Worker201
  2. Mental Health Counselor99
  3. Speech-Language Pathologist64
  4. Counselor58
  5. Social Worker55
  6. Physical Therapist46
  7. Clinical Psychologist37
  8. Occupational Therapist35

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

Needham in Massachusetts

  • Rank in Massachusetts37th of 406 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.6% of Massachusetts's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups29.8% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank11th of the 10 Massachusetts cities with the most

Compared with Massachusetts as a whole, Needham has 7.6× the state's share of community health worker records and 0.72× its share of family nurse practitioner records.

Providers in Needham, alphabetically

  1. Mitchell Abblett, PH.D.Psychologist1124175302
  2. Michael Abedon, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1639394703
  3. Lauren Abeles, RD, RDNRegistered Dietitian1407621311
  4. Lopamudra Acharya, MDHospitalist Physician1144513763
  5. Edith Adams, MSWClinical Social Worker1255054268
  6. Heather Adams, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1447538129
  7. Katie Adams, LMTMassage Therapist1134432396
  8. Kristen Adams, MSPT, DPTPhysical Therapist1447564364
  9. Gloria Adigwe, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1275951113
  10. Eve Adler, MSAudiologist1366413197
  11. Jonathan Adler, PHDPsychologist1801386255
  12. Sofia Af Petersens, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1447432695
  13. Lindsay Agne, LICSWClinical Social Worker1306151972
  14. Melissa AgrimanakisFamily Nurse Practitioner1417806449
  15. Christine Agudosi, PHARMDPharmacist1962013730
  16. Tara AitroBehavior Analyst1841824315
  17. Ryyan Akhtar, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1871419283
  18. Nedaa AlajarmaMental Health Counselor1669263737
  19. Yousef Alajarma, LMHCMental Health Counselor1972062438
  20. Denise Allen, LMHCMental Health Counselor1023402559
  21. Elizabeth Allen, DPTDevelopmental Therapist1164910287
  22. Lauren Alvarado, LICSWClinical Social Worker1710302054
  23. Thomas Analetto, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1619047107
  24. Jennifer AndersonMental Health Counselor1043156219
  25. Lindsey Angione, MAMental Health Counselor1417537333
  26. Bilal Ansari, MDHospitalist Physician1831741024
  27. Huma AnsariGeneral Practice Dentistry1841097045
  28. Francesca Antonelli, OTR/L, CLTOccupational Therapist1487939559
  29. Alice Armstrong, PHDClinical Neuropsychologist1568838415
  30. Viktoria AronsPharmacist1124450564
  31. Carole Arsenault, R.N., L.C.C.E.Maternal Newborn Registered Nurse1073700571
  32. Bita AsghariOptometrist1174974380
  33. Paul Aswad, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1881705648
  34. June Atkind, LICSWClinical Social Worker1700972312
  35. Benjamin Atkins, D.M.D.Dentist1215200662
  36. John Atkins, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1265515308
  37. Ellen AtkinsonClinical Social Worker1568616985
  38. Massuda Atta, MDInternal Medicine Physician1528298619
  39. Robyn Auslander, LCSWClinical Social Worker1528704053
  40. Julia Averna, LICSWSocial Worker1174972723
  41. Elizabeth AvesonBehavior Technician1184226789
  42. Michelle Avigan, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1053429472
  43. Amaka AwuzieCounselor1285316984
  44. Gina Azar, PTPhysical Therapist1821079443
  45. Suren Azizian, DPTPhysical Therapist1093022998
  46. Cory Babineau, M.A. MHCCounselor1427737501
  47. Denise Bach, P.T.Physical Therapist1003942947
  48. Madeline Bachta, M.D.Dermatology Physician1154334357
  49. Kimberly Ann BaldasaroDevelopmental Therapist1497152466
  50. John Baldwin, PHDClinical Psychologist1598732661

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

Needham, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,223 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 Needham - 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 Needham 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 Needham is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (201 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 99 and Speech-Language Pathologist with 64). 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, Needham reports roughly 17.5 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 Massachusetts's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Needham practice address, a coverage gap Needham patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Needham 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 Needham, MA?

There are 1,223 registered healthcare providers in Needham, MA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Needham?

The most common specialties in Needham are Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, Speech-Language Pathologist, Counselor, Social Worker. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 201.

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.