Doctors and health care providers in Newark, NJ
4,875 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Newark, 1st of 549 New Jersey cities. The largest group is students in training: 1,145, 23% of the city's records, against 5% across New Jersey. Page 69 of 98.
The 8 largest groups in Newark
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Newark in New Jersey
- Rank in New Jersey1st of 549 cities by records
- Share of the state3% of New Jersey's records
- Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
- Top three groups30.7% of all records
- Students in training rank1st of the 10 New Jersey cities with the most
Compared with New Jersey as a whole, Newark has 5.1× the state's share of student in an organized health care education/training program records and 0.24× its share of physical therapist records.
Providers in Newark, alphabetically
- Ruchi PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235986183
- Sagar PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013690098
- Sanjna PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407642028
- Sarthak Patel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407599053
- Saurabh Patel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790795227
- Shalini PatelPharmacist1366710402
- Shiv PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730031063
- Shivam Patel, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1083292544
- Shivani Patel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891324059
- Shivani Patel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790536274
- Shridevi Patel, PHARMDPharmacist1760767669
- Shriya Patel, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477243137
- Sunil Patel, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1134256936
- Tanu PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477139111
- Tushar PatelPharmacist1245695832
- Vandit Patel, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1750753828
- Viha PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922941467
- Vishal Patel, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588350417
- Vishwesh Patel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700760709
- Viveka Patel, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154944783
- Zeel Patel, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891372504
- Saatchi Patell, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609498591
- Flavio Paterno, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1760666507
- Sankalp Pathak, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1316388234
- Amey PatilOrofacial Pain Dentistry1962139667
- Sneha Patnaik, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437851326
- Amee Patrawalla, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1427277821
- Rachael Patusco, MS, RD, CSPPediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian1720368673
- Daphnee PaulPhysician Assistant1780568980
- Gesmene Paul, APNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1457744450
- Hearns Paul, LCSWClinical Social Worker1902346810
- Patricia PaulMental Health Counselor1548156995
- Wisly Paul, OTPediatric Occupational Therapist1487775029
- Albery Paula, MDFamily Medicine Physician1962190645
- Tabhata Paulet, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629871611
- Josie PearlmanSocial Worker1346091600
- Sudeep Peddireddy, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083309637
- Helio Pedro, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1215983382
- Idalissie Peguero, APN, PMHNPBCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1689154437
- Stephanie Peguero, RNRegistered Nurse1376845032
- Mingzhuo PeiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598698680
- Daniel Peikes, DMDPediatric Dentistry1508178310
- Clyde Pemberton, M.D.Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1629225594
- Colin Pemberton, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891935557
- Velma Pemberton, APNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1174983209
- Edwin Pena, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851147425
- Evelyn Pena, RDRegistered Dietitian1760545248
- Rafael Pena, LCADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1548855323
- Valerie PengStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841672375
- Lori Pennell, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1881739852
The largest New Jersey cities
- Westampton4,785
- Cherry Hill4,331
- Camden3,188
- Jersey City3,027
- Morristown2,942
How to read this directory
Newark, New Jersey appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 4,875 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 Newark - 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 Newark 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 Newark is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (1,145 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 184 and Pharmacist with 169). 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 New Jersey's population, Newark reports roughly 52.5 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 New Jersey's most common specialties, Speech-Language Pathologist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Newark practice address, a coverage gap Newark patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Newark 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 Newark, NJ?
There are 4,875 registered healthcare providers in Newark, NJ, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Newark?
The most common specialties in Newark are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Internal Medicine Physician, Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine Physician, Family Nurse Practitioner. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 1,145.
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.