Doctors in Norfolk, VA
Active healthcare providers in Norfolk sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Norfolk ranks 5th among 351 Virginia cities by CMS provider count, holding 4% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 5,993
- NPPES providers in city
- 5th
- of 351 VA cities
- 4%
- of Virginia providers
- 20.4%
- in top 3 specialties
Norfolk ranks #2 of 10 Virginia cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Norfolk ranks among Virginia cities
Provider count vs every Virginia city in CMS NPPES (351 cities)
5,993 Top 1% higher than 99% of 351 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Norfolk
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
697 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 265
Clinical Social Worker
265 providers
- Physician Assistant 258
Physician Assistant
258 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 207
Internal Medicine Physician
207 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 198
Family Nurse Practitioner
198 providers
- Professional Counselor 181
Professional Counselor
181 providers
- Pharmacist 169
Pharmacist
169 providers
- Pediatrics Physician 152
Pediatrics Physician
152 providers
- Physical Therapist 147
Physical Therapist
147 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 140
Mental Health Counselor
140 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (697 providers, 11.6% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Norfolk has more, and fewer, of than Virginia average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Virginia , Norfolk over-indexes independent duty corpsman at 6.6× the state average and under-indexes physical therapist at 0.53×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Virginia average
Less common here than Virginia average
- Physical Therapist 0.53×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.54×
- Pharmacist 0.63×
- Family Medicine Physician 0.67×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Norfolk, Virginia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,993 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Norfolk - 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (697 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 265 and Physician Assistant with 258). 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 Virginia's population, Norfolk reports roughly 69.3 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 Virginia's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Norfolk practice address, a coverage gap Norfolk patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Norfolk 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.
Which specialties are most common in Norfolk
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 697 | 11.6% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 265 | 4.4% |
| 3 | Physician Assistant | 258 | 4.3% |
| 4 | Internal Medicine Physician | 207 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 198 | 3.3% |
| 6 | Professional Counselor | 181 | 3.0% |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 169 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Pediatrics Physician | 152 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Physical Therapist | 147 | 2.5% |
| 10 | Mental Health Counselor | 140 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 137 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Family Medicine Physician | 109 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 107 | 1.8% |
| 14 | General Practice Dentistry | 96 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Registered Nurse | 91 | 1.5% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Chike Abana, MD, PHD Radiation Oncology Physician |
| Erin Abbate, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| Kathryn Abbott, RD Registered Dietitian |
| Jennifer Abdullah, NP-C Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Rachele Abel, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Stacey Abernathy, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Adam Abin, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Mohammad Abolhassani, M.D. Hospitalist Physician |
| Anne Abraham, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Marc Abrams, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Salahadin Abubakar, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alfred Abuhamad, M.D. Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician |
| Alicia Accor Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jason Acheampong Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Steven Ackerman, MD Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Vincent Ackerman, D.O. Family Medicine Physician |
| Karen Ackley, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Andrew Acompanado, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Elizabeth Acors, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jakkia Adam Behavior Technician |
| Susan Adam, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Carol Adams, LCSW Mental Health Counselor |
| Eric Adams, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Gregory Adams, MD Surgery Physician |
| Kellie Adams, ATC, VATL Athletic Trainer |
| Marc Adams, DPT Orthopedic Physical Therapist |
| Michelle Adams, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Rachael Adams, AUD Audiologist |
| Taja Adams, FNP Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Nevin Adamski, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Waleed Adawi, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jemima Addico-Filson, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Deborah Addison Athletic Trainer |
| Oluwatoyin Adebule, DMD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Aderonke Ademola Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Jacqueline Adkins-Harris, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Kyle Admire, DO Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Joycelyn Adom, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Rohit Adyanthaya, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Shannon Afarin, RDH Dental Hygienist |
| Amarachi Agbai, RN Registered Nurse |
| Satyanisth Agrawal, D.O. Gastroenterology Physician |
| Jennifer Aguado, LPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Cassyanne Aguiar Lapsia, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Valery Aguinaldo Pharmacy Technician |
| Melanie Agustin, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Theodora Agyei, NP Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Ameera Ahmad, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Arslan Ahmad, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Neeki Ahmadi, PA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
Nearby Cities in Virginia
Other Virginia cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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