NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Providence, RI

9,647 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Providence, 1st of 56 Rhode Island cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 798, 8% of the city's records, against 9% across Rhode Island. Page 11 of 193.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Providence

  1. Clinical Social Worker798
  2. Students in training648
  3. Internal Medicine Physician511
  4. Mental Health Counselor337
  5. Registered Nurse313
  6. Psychiatry Physician270
  7. Physician Assistant266
  8. Emergency Medicine Physician246

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Providence in Rhode Island

  • Rank in Rhode Island1st of 56 cities by records
  • Share of the state37.5% of Rhode Island's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups20.3% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank1st of the 10 Rhode Island cities with the most

Compared with Rhode Island as a whole, Providence has 2× the state's share of anesthesiology physician records and 0.44× its share of physical therapist records.

Providers in Providence, alphabetically

  1. Kanwal Naveen Bains, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134609498
  2. Kori Bainton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083052476
  3. Gurdev Bajwa, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1720531882
  4. Muhammad Bajwa, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558627455
  5. Tatiana Bakaeva, M.D., PH.D.Neurology Physician1275948572
  6. Leen BakdashStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962161398
  7. Abigail Baker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982681920
  8. Bethany Baker, NURSR PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1942289475
  9. Elizabeth Baker, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1144276544
  10. Lindsay Baker, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1780851857
  11. Paul Baker, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1730592379
  12. Shera Baker, LICSWClinical Social Worker1356786826
  13. Sherriah Baker, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1922872290
  14. Sarah Baker-CarrollPhysician Assistant1093380917
  15. Lisa Bakhos, MDPediatrics Physician1902932767
  16. Lauren BakiosUrology Physician1912310301
  17. Jennifer Bakkensen, M.D.Reproductive Endocrinology Physician1548624943
  18. Rupa Bala, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1417983123
  19. Amanda Baldaro, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003278318
  20. Heather Baldassi, PTPhysical Therapist1831112713
  21. Ashley Baldwin, RNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1457756488
  22. Margaret BaldwinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669103065
  23. Rachel Baldwin, PHDMental Health Counselor1871856484
  24. Abigail Baldwin-Leclair, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932940285
  25. Thomas Bales, PA-CPhysician Assistant1649766114
  26. Stefan Balestra, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821738121
  27. Jennifer Balfour, MAOM, PHDAcupuncturist1902101975
  28. Sujata Balgobin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1932315017
  29. Audrey Ballard, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164120051
  30. Samantha BallasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770172314
  31. Ashley BalonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1841459435
  32. Antra BamiChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1467893982
  33. Victoria Banaczuk, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1831066828
  34. Christina Bandera, M.D.Gynecologic Oncology Physician1578506820
  35. Mason Bandy, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275279168
  36. Surjo Bandyopadhyay, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811787211
  37. Debasree Banerjee, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1164742490
  38. Debolina Banerjee, MDSurgery Physician1518580828
  39. Marika Bann, MDPediatrics Physician1093405326
  40. Hannah Bansil, MDSurgery Physician1407019490
  41. Conor Banta, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114715224
  42. Elizabeth Baptista, CPFT/CRTTOther Specialist/Technologist1568572121
  43. Kelly Baraf, LICSWClinical Social Worker1003061144
  44. Antonio Barajas, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1285714501
  45. Stephanie Barak, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1104900083
  46. Lujane Barakat, DMDDentist1306601430
  47. Binuragi BarakotiInternal Medicine Physician1326571381
  48. Inna Baran, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1457798563
  49. Navya BaranwalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811755598
  50. Caitlin Barbarita, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1821400706

The largest Rhode Island cities

  1. Warwick2,776
  2. Cranston1,348
  3. Pawtucket1,284
  4. Woonsocket1,112
  5. East Providence779

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How to read this directory

Providence, Rhode Island appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 9,647 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Providence - 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 Providence 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 Providence is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (798 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 648 and Internal Medicine Physician with 511). 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 Rhode Island's population, Providence reports roughly 880.2 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 Providence 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.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Providence, RI?

There are 9,647 registered healthcare providers in Providence, RI, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Providence?

The most common specialties in Providence are Clinical Social Worker, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Internal Medicine Physician, Mental Health Counselor, Registered Nurse. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 798.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.