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.
41,224 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
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.
Within Pennsylvania, Philadelphia ranks #1 of 817 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 16.3% of the state's registered providers.
For Philadelphia patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 30)
| Name |
|---|
| Fatima Arif Surgery Physician |
| Hasan Arif, MD Nephrology Physician |
| Muhammad Arif, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Fred Andrew Arino, DMD Dentist |
| Maria Arisi, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Pavel Arismendi, BA Social Worker |
| Roy Arjoon, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Alexandre Arkader, MD Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Jacob Arkin, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Valerie Arkoosh, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Vincent Arlet, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Arielle Arleth Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Jean Arlt, PHD Health Psychologist |
| Briana Armand, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Maria Armandi, OD Optometrist |
| Laura Armbrust, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Rebecca Armbruster, DO Internal Medicine Physician |
| Isabel Armendi, MD General Practice Physician |
| Stephen Armenti, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Erin Armideo, CPNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Tawanda Armour Social Worker |
| Valerie Armstead, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Alexis Armstrong, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Carol Armstrong, PH.D., ABPN Pediatrics Physician |
| Denise Armstrong Behavior Technician |
| Eureka Armstrong, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| James Armstrong, R.N. Flight Registered Nurse |
| Lisa Armstrong Clinical Social Worker |
| Madeleine Army Social Worker |
| Brittany Arnao Social Worker |
| Gabrielle Arndt, CRNP Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Isabelle Arndt, M.D. Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician |
| Jordan Arndts, RN Registered Nurse |
| Georgianne Arnold, MD Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician |
| Kaley Arnold, MS, LCGC Genetic Counselor (M.S.) |
| Lois Arnold Prosthetics Case Management |
| Martina Arnold, DDS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Olivia Arnold Registered Nurse |
| Steven Arnold, MD Neurology Physician |
| Thomas Arnold, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| James Arnone, DO Family Medicine Physician |
| Eunice Arnuevo Registered Nurse |
| Juan Arocho, DMD Dentist |
| Judith Aronchick, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Stephen Aronoff, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Glen Aronovitch, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Jason Aronovitz, DO Family Medicine Physician |
| Robert Aronowitz, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Andrew Aronson, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Kaleb Aronson, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
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