Doctors in Rochester, MN
Active healthcare providers in Rochester sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
12,306 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Rochester, Minnesota appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 12,306 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 Rochester - 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 Rochester 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 Rochester is weighted toward Internal Medicine Physician (1,013 clinicians, followed by Nurse Practitioner with 728 and Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 635). 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 Minnesota's population, Rochester reports roughly 214.5 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 Minnesota, Rochester ranks #2 of 319 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 9.6% of the state's registered providers. Of Minnesota's most common specialties, Chiropractor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Rochester practice address, a coverage gap Rochester patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Rochester 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 12)
| Name |
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| Sharmila Arjunan, BDS, MDS, MSC, FRCDC Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| Sherif Armanyous Surgery Physician |
| Andrea Armellino, RD Registered Dietitian |
| Sarah Armenia, MD Surgery Physician |
| Courtney Arment, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jeffrey Armon, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Sarah Armour, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Trygve Armour, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Nicole Armstrong Behavior Technician |
| Carola Arndt, M.D. Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Jonathon Arndt Other Technician |
| Kristin Arndt Pediatrics Physician |
| Micaiah Arndt Registered Nurse |
| Peter Arndt Pediatrics Physician |
| Linda Arneson, PT Physical Therapist |
| Catherine Arnold, MD Neurology Physician |
| Melissa Arnold, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Phillip Arnold, M.D. Plastic Surgery Physician |
| Sara Arnold, APRN, CNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Theresa Arnold Ewing, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Amindra Arora, MBBCHIR Gastroenterology Physician |
| Amrita Arora, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Kritica Arora, D.O. Pediatrics Physician |
| Umang Arora, MBBS Transplant Hepatology Physician |
| Christopher Arpey, MD Procedural Dermatology Physician |
| Jose Arriola Montenegro, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Hillery Arroyo, MS, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| Adelaide Arruda-Olson, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Grace Arteaga, MD Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Leonardo Arteaga, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Manuel Arteta, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Kogulavadanan Arumaithurai, MD Neurology Physician |
| Grigoriy Arutyunyan, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Jayne Arvold, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Puneeta Arya, MBBS Pediatrics Physician |
| Hakeem Asad, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Kengo Asai, MD Surgery Physician |
| Eucabeth Asamoah, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Garth Asay, M.D. Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Katie Asberry, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Sayed Obaidullah Aseem, M.D., PH.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Benjamin Ashby, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Grayson Ashby, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Motaz Ashkar, MBBS Internal Medicine Physician |
| Claire Ashmead-Meers, M.D., M.S. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Robert Ashmun Physical Therapist |
| Aneel Ashrani, M.B., B.S. Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Eishan Ashwat, MD Surgery Physician |
| Bilal Asif, MD Hepatology Physician |
| Bashar Asir, MBBS Psychiatry Physician |
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