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 92 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
- Vivek Vadehra, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1073602793
- Vipul VadherPharmacist1487230751
- Parth Vaghani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609569128
- Shreya VakhariaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982231866
- Mohini Vakil, PHARMDPharmacist1033997291
- Tatiana Valderrama, APN-CNurse Practitioner1831423052
- Jeremy ValdezBehavior Analyst1407740152
- Jose ValdezMental Health Counselor1588700447
- David Valdivia, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649850439
- David ValenciaPeer Specialist1700704939
- Marc Valencia, APNNurse Practitioner1861245680
- John ValgentiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326991969
- Tania ValleMental Health Counselor1447758347
- Jorge Vallejo, D.M.DGeneral Practice Dentistry1043444946
- Cornelia Vandervliet, MA,CCC-AAudiologist1063632354
- Empris VandivierLicensed Practical Nurse1639944192
- Ikea VandrossCase Manager/Care Coordinator1952933194
- Eugene Vane, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1164813218
- Schuyler Vantol, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619762309
- Linda Varela, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1629178116
- John VarrianoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629766670
- Austin VarugheseStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265228878
- Serin Varughese, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376399550
- Tilly Varughese, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1922497635
- Ayesha Vashi, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1235785379
- Surendra Vashi, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1629140157
- Ana VasquezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609768639
- Nikki Vaughan VaughanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013723642
- Sudeepti VedulaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336720135
- Sindhusha Veeraballi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184232142
- Maria Vega-Garces, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548016983
- Geetasravya VeguntaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841044518
- Anjali Vejendla, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588451561
- Marcelo Velazquez, PH.DMental Health Counselor1689712895
- Josefina VelezRegistered Dietitian1073685632
- Margarita Velez-McEvoy, RNOccupational Health Registered Nurse1306983432
- Jacob Veliky, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467207373
- Sidsel Venger, LCSWClinical Social Worker1407303514
- Hariharan Venkataraman, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003595406
- Rajiv Verma, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1144237645
- Rashika Verma, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063195865
- Siddharth Verma, DO, JDGastroenterology Physician1285892463
- Mary Verrinder, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1760994107
- Philip VerrinderPeer Specialist1578325734
- Sebastian Vesga, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033959465
- Natali Vicente, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235545641
- Virgilio Vicente, MDPediatrics Physician1780790998
- Jinnet VidalSocial Worker1356215719
- Ruth VieraClinical Social Worker1003293853
- Ken VilMental Health Counselor1922374941
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.