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. Page 22 of 25.

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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

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. Katharine Smith, PH.D.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1316111826
  2. Katherine Smith, LCSWClinical Social Worker1376955419
  3. Madison SmithCounselor1922983543
  4. Robin Smith, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699916155
  5. Jennifer Snider, FNPFamily Medicine Physician1932588548
  6. Jonathan Snider, MDFamily Medicine Physician1346239563
  7. Dana Snyder, LMHCMental Health Counselor1275906869
  8. Lauren SohnCounselor1013327311
  9. Peter Soliman, RPHPharmacist1720823644
  10. Andre Solomita, LICSWClinical Social Worker1639596406
  11. Rachel Song, PH.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1255878575
  12. Anil Soni, MDAnesthesiology Physician1578549663
  13. Karl Sorenson, M.D.Surgery Physician1710952437
  14. Kirsten Sorenson, LICSWClinical Social Worker1538414966
  15. Timothy Soto, M.A.Psychologist1174805303
  16. Kathleen Spalla, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1578194627
  17. Katherine Sparger, MDPediatrics Physician1174727234
  18. Martin Spielmann, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1902888282
  19. Francesca Spina, LMTMassage Therapist1568774172
  20. Jennifer Spottiswoode, MSWClinical Social Worker1063782738
  21. Stacy St Louis, LICSWClinical Social Worker1851690408
  22. Alexis St. James, ED.S.School Psychologist1215796784
  23. Joseane Stacy, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1922474741
  24. Danielle StaelenSpeech-Language Pathologist1275253668
  25. Meagan StagnerMental Health Counselor1720816564
  26. Andrew Stein, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1902419948
  27. Ella Stein, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1104175397
  28. Madeline Steinberg, PSYDClinical Psychologist1942799507
  29. Alan Stern, M.D.Specialist1538115878
  30. Teresa Stock, OTD; MS OTRLPediatric Occupational Therapist1558440859
  31. Marjorie Stone, LICSWClinical Social Worker1790268522
  32. Rebecca Stone, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1972602183
  33. David Stormberg, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1194765628
  34. Richard Strakus, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1184606386
  35. Robert StullCounselor1215519574
  36. Christine Sullivan, LICSWSocial Worker1396840054
  37. Mary Sullivan, LISCWSocial Worker1144572546
  38. Gina SultanSpeech-Language Pathologist1619429487
  39. Tyler SwanbergMental Health Counselor1467190645
  40. Joanne Sweeney, PTPediatric Physical Therapist1881876191
  41. Sean Sweeney, MS MED CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1366160079
  42. Kaitlyn Switalski, PH.D.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1760925390
  43. Lisa TagueClinical Social Worker1639432206
  44. Eric Tai, MDHospitalist Physician1700528684
  45. Myriam TaibiHospitalist Physician1255969820
  46. Eugene Takahashi, LICSW, PH.D, MBAClinical Social Worker1194188169
  47. Lauren TalbotPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1972021624
  48. Mary Aldrene Tan, M.D.Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician1255510194
  49. Chun Ting Tang, PHARMDPharmacist1508148008
  50. Melissa Targum, M.ED., LCSWClinical Social Worker1629123260

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.