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 353 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 353 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 (353 cities)
5,993 Top 1% higher than 99% of 353 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 (Page 80)
| Name |
|---|
| Calveta Odom Clinical Social Worker |
| Travis Odom, MD Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician |
| Sergio Oehninger, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| David Oelberg, M.D. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician |
| William Oelrich, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Nkasiobi Ogbonna, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Alison Ogden Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Robert Ogenyi Pharmacist |
| Pamela Ograbisz, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Constance Okeke, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Hamid Okhravi, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Chizoba Okolie-Enwereji Mental Health Counselor |
| Robert Olberding, BCBA, LBA Behavior Analyst |
| Edward Oldfield, MD Infectious Disease Physician |
| Edward Oldfield, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jill Oles, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner |
| Steven Oles, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Nekesha Oliphant, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Florence Olivar Pharmacist |
| Philip Olivares Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Dianna Oliver, PA-C Orthopaedic Trauma Physician |
| Jacqueline Oliver, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Jean Oliver Specialist |
| Jordan Oliver, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Madison Oliver, PA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| William Oliver, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Leslie Olivier Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Meredith Olsen, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Michael Olson Athletic Trainer |
| Tara Olsson, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Olusegun Olusesi, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Claire Oneill, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Donald Oneill, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Joseph Onofrio, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Leslie Oppleman, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Lawrence Ord, B.A., LPTA Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Kathleen Organt, R.PH. Pharmacist |
| Nancy Orie, PA - C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Virginia Oringer, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Ashley Ornoff, D.O. Anatomic Pathology Physician |
| Megan Ortega Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Donald Orton, IDC Independent Duty Corpsman |
| Lawrence Osborn Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Courtney Osborne, HM Independent Duty Corpsman |
| Tommy Osborne, MD Orthopaedic Trauma Physician |
| James Osei, IDC Independent Duty Corpsman |
| Eileen Osgood, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Charles Osier, MD Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician |
| Radwa Osman, MD Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
Nearby Cities in Virginia
Other Virginia cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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