Doctors in Pittsburgh, PA
Active healthcare providers in Pittsburgh 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
Pittsburgh ranks 2nd among 817 Pennsylvania cities by CMS provider count, holding 11.1% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 27,978
- NPPES providers in city
- 2nd
- of 817 PA cities
- 11.1%
- of Pennsylvania providers
- 21.4%
- in top 3 specialties
Pittsburgh ranks #2 of 10 Pennsylvania cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Pittsburgh ranks among Pennsylvania cities
Provider count vs every Pennsylvania city in CMS NPPES (817 cities)
27,978 Top 1% higher than 99% of 817 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Pittsburgh
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
3,085 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
1,463 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
1,437 providers
- Physical Therapist 1,042
Physical Therapist
1,042 providers
- Physician Assistant 913
Physician Assistant
913 providers
- Specialist 882
Specialist
882 providers
- Professional Counselor 865
Professional Counselor
865 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 838
Clinical Social Worker
838 providers
- Certified Registered… 826
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
826 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 822
Internal Medicine Physician
822 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (3,085 providers, 11.0% of the city), followed by Pharmacist.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Pittsburgh 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 , Pittsburgh over-indexes specialist at 3.2× the state average and under-indexes family medicine physician at 0.44×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Pennsylvania average
Less common here than Pennsylvania average
- Family Medicine Physician 0.44×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.72×
- Registered Nurse 0.73×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 27,978 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 Pittsburgh - 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (3,085 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 1,463 and Mental Health Counselor with 1,437). 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, Pittsburgh reports roughly 215.9 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 3,085 | 11.0% |
| 2 | Pharmacist | 1,463 | 5.2% |
| 3 | Mental Health Counselor | 1,437 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 1,042 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Physician Assistant | 913 | 3.3% |
| 6 | Specialist | 882 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Professional Counselor | 865 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Clinical Social Worker | 838 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 826 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Physician | 822 | 2.9% |
| 11 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 805 | 2.9% |
| 12 | Social Worker | 703 | 2.5% |
| 13 | Occupational Therapist | 588 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Behavior Technician | 560 | 2.0% |
| 15 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 547 | 2.0% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Heather (wimbish) Brown, LMT, MTPT Massage Therapist |
| Sameen Aamer Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mahmoud Aarabi, MD, PHD, FACMG Clinical Molecular Genetics Physician |
| Ashia Aaron Behavior Technician |
| Mark Aaron, P.T Physical Therapist |
| Jerome Aarons, M.D. Allergy & Immunology Physician |
| Cybele Abad, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jose Abad, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Ariel Aballay, MD Surgery Physician |
| Eric Abanquah, PHARMD Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist |
| Janine Abate Pharmacist |
| Brandan Abati Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Munira Abbasi, MD Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
| Omar Abbasi, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Morgan Abbey, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Dean Abbinanti, D.M.D. General Practice Dentistry |
| Nadia Abbondanza Professional Counselor |
| Amy Abbott Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Elaine Abbott, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Leah Abbott, CRNA Registered Nurse |
| Lori Abbott, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Michael Abbott, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Bisan Abboud, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Madison Abbs, PHARMD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Wael Abdalla, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Hussein Abdallah Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mirna Abdallah, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Sabreen Abdallah Behavior Technician |
| Rima Abdel Massih Internal Medicine Physician |
| Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Hoda Abdel-Hamid, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Kamil Abdelahad Pharmacist |
| Mohamed Abdelgadir Adam, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mutaz Abdelgalil, PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mohamed Abdelgawad, MD Surgery Physician |
| Nour Abdelghani, PSYD Clinical Psychologist |
| Dina Abdelsamad Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Khaled Abdoun, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mark Abdul Personal Care Attendant |
| M-Nasan Abdul Baki Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mohamed Aarif Abdul Kareem Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Erin Abdul-Al Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Heitham Abdul-Baki, M.D. Gastroenterology Physician |
| Othman Abdul-Malak Vascular Surgery Physician |
| Halimah Abdul-Waalee, MA Counselor |
| Adam Abdulally, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Mandi Abdulally, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Ali Abdullah, M.D Anesthesiology Physician |
| Hannah Abdullah, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Kalil Abdullah Neurological Surgery Physician |
Nearby Cities in Pennsylvania
Other Pennsylvania cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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