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 8)
| Name |
|---|
| Motunrayo Adu, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Isaac Adu-Gyamfi Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Michael Adubofour, PHARM.D. Pharmacist |
| Faya Adugna Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Kayode Adunbarin, MD Neurology Physician |
| Srinath Adusumalli, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Marian Adutwumwaa Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Rohan Advani, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Nick Adzick, MD Pediatric Surgery Physician |
| Kagen Aeby, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Nana Afari-Armah, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Josephine Affainie Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Marie Affatato, LSW Social Worker |
| Benjamin Affenito Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Emmanuel Afia Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Iman Afif, MD Surgery Physician |
| Radhia Afif, LBSC Specialist |
| Olayinka Afolabi-Brown, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Robert Africano, OD Optometrist |
| Asma Afridi, DO Family Medicine Physician |
| Maame-Serwah Afriyie, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Donya Afshang Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Philip Afshar, DMD Dentist |
| Kanwal Aftab, D.D.S. Dentist |
| Nigar Aftab, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Wajeeha Aftab Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Zarmeena Aftab, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Saira Afzal, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Zainab Afzal, DMD Dentist |
| Perez Agaba, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Aarti Agarwal, MD Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician |
| Alisha Agarwal, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Anish Agarwal, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Kenya Agarwal Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Kripa Agarwal Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Manuj Agarwal, MD Radiation Oncology Physician |
| Parul Agarwal, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Reshem Agarwal, MD Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| Shivani Agarwal Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
| Sonika Agarwal, M.D. Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician |
| Saira Agarwala, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Anjali Agarwalla Internal Medicine Physician |
| Niraj Agarwalla, D.O. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Jessica Agas, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Sharon Agbede Mental Health Counselor |
| Tessa Agbonifioror, AGACNP-BC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Adeeti Aggarwal, MD/PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ashna Aggarwal, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Jasmine Aggarwal, LPC Mental Health Counselor |
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