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 821 Pennsylvania cities by CMS provider count, holding 16.5% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 42,848
- NPPES providers in city
- 1st
- of 821 PA cities
- 16.5%
- of Pennsylvania providers
- 21.2%
- 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 (821 cities)
42,848 Top 1% higher than 99% of 821 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
5,177 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
2,259 providers
- Pediatrics Physician 1,627
Pediatrics Physician
1,627 providers
- Pharmacist 1,617
Pharmacist
1,617 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 1,384
Mental Health Counselor
1,384 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 1,330
Clinical Social Worker
1,330 providers
- Social Worker 1,041
Social Worker
1,041 providers
- Physician Assistant 948
Physician Assistant
948 providers
- Emergency Medicine P… 943
Emergency Medicine Physician
943 providers
- Physical Therapist 932
Physical Therapist
932 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (5,177 providers, 12.1% 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 0.49×
- Professional Counselor 0.59×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 42,848 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 2024 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 (5,177 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 2,259 and Pediatrics Physician with 1,627). 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 330.6 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 | 5,177 | 12.1% |
| 2 | Internal Medicine Physician | 2,259 | 5.3% |
| 3 | Pediatrics Physician | 1,627 | 3.8% |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 1,617 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Mental Health Counselor | 1,384 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,330 | 3.1% |
| 7 | Social Worker | 1,041 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Physician Assistant | 948 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 943 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Physical Therapist | 932 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Professional Counselor | 825 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 817 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physician | 757 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Registered Nurse | 739 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Psychiatry Physician | 702 | 1.6% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 282)
| Name |
|---|
| Wendy Gorman, MS, LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Emmett Gormley, LCSW Social Worker |
| Gwen Gormley, LMSW Social Worker |
| Lisa Gormley, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Michelle Gormley, DPT Orthopedic Physical Therapist |
| Joseph Gornik, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Paulina Gorodin, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Lilia Gorovits, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Thomasine Gorry, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Graceann Gorsky Physician Assistant |
| Fred Gorstein, M.D. Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Deborah Gorth, MD PHD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Hilary Gortler, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Gregg Gorton, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Marc Gorvet, DO Pediatrics Physician |
| Nusheen Goshtasbi, PA-C Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician |
| Shavaunne Goslee Social Worker |
| Erikka Goslin Cahill, MSS, LSW Social Worker |
| Andreea Gosman, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Lilah Gosman, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Ashley Gosner, PHARMD Ambulatory Care Pharmacist |
| Larry Goss, DPM Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist |
| Carey Gosselin Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Laura Gosselin, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Miso Gostimir, MD, MPH Neuro-ophthalmology Physician |
| Avirag Goswami, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Karan Goswami, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Varsha Goswami, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Arpita Goswami Banerjee, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Jonathan Gotfried, M.D. Gastroenterology Physician |
| Andrew Gotowala Physical Therapist |
| Jeromy Gotschall, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jay Gottfried, M.D., PH.D. Neurology Physician |
| Adam Gottlieb, D.P.M. Podiatrist |
| Amishai Gottlieb, LSW Social Worker |
| Diane Gottlieb, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Jessica Gottlieb, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Julia Gottlieb, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Neil Gottlieb, M.D. Plastic Surgery Physician |
| Jusufu Gottor, RN Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse |
| Mitchell Gottsagen, ED.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Amanda Gottschalk, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Byron Gottschalk, M.D. Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician |
| M Gouda, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Finola Goudy Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Cecile Gouffrant Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alexander Gould, PSY.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Bruce Gould, MD Health Educator |
| Grahame Gould, M.D. Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Jane Gould, M.D Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician |
Nearby Cities in Pennsylvania
Other Pennsylvania cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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 2026-08-25.