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 184 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. Tammy Walker, PHARMDPharmacist1326322983
  2. Tracy WalkerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1174285332
  3. William Walker, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1770683013
  4. Barry Wall, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1710993050
  5. Bryce Wall, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1962089219
  6. James Wall, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245169283
  7. Gemma Wallace, PHDPsychologist1093257123
  8. Jacqueline Wallace, RNRegistered Nurse1710920376
  9. Jailene Wallace, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1891678702
  10. Joan Wallace, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1972696938
  11. Paul Wallace, MDPsychiatry Physician1265991335
  12. Nicholas WalleDiagnostic Radiology Physician1770701872
  13. Ann Marie Wallick, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1366400251
  14. Brittany Wallin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1518613090
  15. Caroline Walsh, MD, MPAFFStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508606724
  16. Carolyn Walsh, LICSWClinical Social Worker1962531293
  17. Eric Walsh, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1366558496
  18. Helen Walsh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1679734685
  19. Joan Walsh, APRN-CNSNeuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist1073040267
  20. Kaitlyn Walsh, MS, CCC, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1861311334
  21. Marissa Walsh, LMHCMental Health Counselor1043886294
  22. Maureen Walsh, MHCMental Health Counselor1164587838
  23. Susan Walsh, RNRegistered Nurse1366839383
  24. Barbara Walsh EganMental Health Counselor1831603331
  25. Gabriel Walt, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1780326868
  26. Beverly Walters, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1174607295
  27. Kyle WaltersRegistered Nurse1124434105
  28. Sherry Walters, RNPNurse Practitioner1639436819
  29. Michael WaltherClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1093121394
  30. Mary Walton, PAPhysician Assistant1518144203
  31. Angela Wang, DOPsychiatry Physician1588186514
  32. Chi-Fong Wang, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1669821013
  33. Eileen Wang, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1033642871
  34. Elaina Wang, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306575733
  35. Emily WangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245164136
  36. Hanzhang WangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245089291
  37. Li Juan Wang, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1649217803
  38. Ting-Yu Wang, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780146431
  39. Yihong Wang, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1649439142
  40. Grace Wanjiku, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1992099980
  41. Abdoulaye Wann, ODOptometrist1770152993
  42. Garrick Wann, CADC, LCDPAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1447070289
  43. Wendy Warburton, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1841279338
  44. Alexandra Ward, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477496115
  45. Brandon WardStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770425696
  46. Caitlin Ward, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235986498
  47. Elizabeth Ward, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1831864339
  48. Jonice WardDoula1386374338
  49. Kiley Ward, PHARMDPharmacist1679447478
  50. Kristy Ward, LCSWClinical Social Worker1841015310

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.