Doctors in Philadelphia, PA
Active healthcare providers in Philadelphia 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
Philadelphia ranks 1st among 817 Pennsylvania cities by CMS provider count, holding 16.3% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 41,224
- NPPES providers in city
- 1st
- of 817 PA cities
- 16.3%
- of Pennsylvania providers
- 20.6%
- in top 3 specialties
Philadelphia ranks #1 of 10 Pennsylvania cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Philadelphia ranks among Pennsylvania cities
Provider count vs every Pennsylvania city in CMS NPPES (817 cities)
41,224 Top 1% higher than 99% of 817 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Philadelphia
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
4,676 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
2,247 providers
- Pediatrics Physician 1,581
Pediatrics Physician
1,581 providers
- Pharmacist 1,530
Pharmacist
1,530 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 1,342
Mental Health Counselor
1,342 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 1,287
Clinical Social Worker
1,287 providers
- Social Worker 1,024
Social Worker
1,024 providers
- Physical Therapist 916
Physical Therapist
916 providers
- Physician Assistant 915
Physician Assistant
915 providers
- Emergency Medicine P… 901
Emergency Medicine Physician
901 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (4,676 providers, 11.3% of the city), followed by Internal Medicine Physician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Philadelphia has more, and fewer, of than Pennsylvania average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Pennsylvania , Philadelphia over-indexes pediatrics physician at 2.5× the state average and under-indexes physical therapist at 0.45×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Pennsylvania average
Less common here than Pennsylvania average
- Physical Therapist 0.45×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.48×
- Occupational Therapist 0.51×
- Professional Counselor 0.59×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 41,224 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 Philadelphia - 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 Philadelphia 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Philadelphia is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (4,676 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 2,247 and Pediatrics Physician with 1,581). 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 Pennsylvania's population, Philadelphia reports roughly 318 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.
For Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 4,676 | 11.3% |
| 2 | Internal Medicine Physician | 2,247 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Pediatrics Physician | 1,581 | 3.8% |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 1,530 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Mental Health Counselor | 1,342 | 3.3% |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,287 | 3.1% |
| 7 | Social Worker | 1,024 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Physical Therapist | 916 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Physician Assistant | 915 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 901 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 794 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Professional Counselor | 783 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physician | 744 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Psychiatry Physician | 696 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Registered Nurse | 686 | 1.7% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Erin Aakhus, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Whitley Aamodt, M.D. Neurology Physician |
| Erika Aaron, CRNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Lee Aaron, CCC.SLP Contractor |
| Todd Aaron, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Gary Aaronson, DO Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Ariane Abadi, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Jonathan Abaev, DDS Dentist |
| Babak Abai, MD Surgery Physician |
| Dahomey Abanishe, PH.D. Psychologist |
| Kofi Abanquah, PHARMACIST Pharmacist |
| Francisca Abanyie, MD MPH Pediatrics Physician |
| Doris Abara-Onyeneke, MS, LBS Behavior Analyst |
| Victor Abarca, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Ray Abarintos, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Mackenzie Abate, CRNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician |
| Nabil Abaza, DMD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| Abigail Abbas, L.C.S.W. Clinical Social Worker |
| Sayeda Abbas, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Suroor Abbas, DPM Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Amir Abbasi, DPM Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist |
| Ammaar Abbasi, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Soraya Abbasi, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Javaneh Abbasian, M.D Ophthalmology Physician |
| Marjan Abbassi, PHARM.D Pharmacist |
| Albert Abbo, CRNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Philip Abbosh, MDPHD Surgery Physician |
| Andrea Abbott Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Elizabeth Abbott, CRNP Women's Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Latila Abbott, DPM, MS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Megan Abbott, CRNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Patricia Abbott, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Tara Abbott, DDS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Cynthia Abbott-Gaffney, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Joseph Abboud, M.D. Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Michael Abboud, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Mohamad Abboud, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Soo Abboud, MD Otolaryngology Physician |
| Sara Abbruzzi, D.O. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Stephanie Abbuhl, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Abdullah Abd Essamad Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Lilla Abdal-Haqq, LMT Massage Therapist |
| Ahmad Abdalla, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ahmed Abdalla Urology Physician |
| Anthony Abdalla, DC Chiropractor |
| Tori Abdalla, DO Internal Medicine Physician |
| Abdallah Abdallah Pharmacist |
| Najwa Abdallah Pharmacist |
| Ahmad Abdeen, MD Surgery Physician |
Nearby Cities in Pennsylvania
Other Pennsylvania cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-05-20.