NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Rochester, NY

20,520 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Rochester, 4th of 1,009 New York cities. The largest group is licensed practical nurse: 1,843, 9% of the city's records, against 4% across New York. Page 4 of 411.

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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 Rochester

  1. Licensed Practical Nurse1,843
  2. Students in training1,700
  3. Registered Nurse904
  4. Mental Health Counselor827
  5. Family Nurse Practitioner803
  6. Pharmacist737
  7. Clinical Social Worker689
  8. Physician Assistant630

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

Rochester in New York

  • Rank in New York4th of 1,009 cities by records
  • Share of the state3.8% of New York's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups21.7% of all records
  • Licensed Practical Nurse rank2nd of the 10 New York cities with the most

Compared with New York as a whole, Rochester has 3.4× the state's share of hospitalist physician records and 0.55× its share of social worker records.

Providers in Rochester, alphabetically

  1. Dieter Affeln, MDOccupational Medicine Physician1346234382
  2. Arin Affonso, PHARM.DPharmacist1811069677
  3. Noman Afzal, MDPsychiatry Physician1194968024
  4. Danielle Agan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902277189
  5. Liliya Agarkov, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861321705
  6. Akash Agarwal, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1376830711
  7. Monika Agarwal, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1609226935
  8. Sakshi Agarwal, MDHospitalist Physician1972234680
  9. Shaleen Agarwal, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1437484391
  10. Lindsay Agent, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1750942579
  11. Abhimanyu Aggarwal, MDInfectious Disease Physician1083169742
  12. Uma Aggarwal, M. D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1962588632
  13. Joanna AghaieWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1083767990
  14. Claudia Aghaie-Butler, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1750962668
  15. Dalia Agi Maluli, DDSDentist1699553651
  16. Laurie Agnello, LMHCMental Health Counselor1659662641
  17. Jennifer AgnittiMental Health Counselor1255024329
  18. Susanne Agone, LMSWMental Health Counselor1679729438
  19. John Agostinelli, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1336240712
  20. Theresa Agostinelli, P.N.P.Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1306928551
  21. Diana Agostini-Vulaj, DOAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518301647
  22. Tanupriya AgrawalAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1598171894
  23. Vishakha AgrawalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205503877
  24. Kara Aguglia, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1386276129
  25. Alejandro AguilarOrthotic Fitter1114395464
  26. Yadira Aguilar, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1386167146
  27. Ruth AgwazeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265373096
  28. Smith Agyingi, MDGastroenterology Physician1598345951
  29. Shubhdeep Ahden, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467061465
  30. Elizabeth Ahearn, PASurgical Physician Assistant1720563679
  31. Diane Ahlman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881652675
  32. Jai AhluwaliaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093400301
  33. Anees Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881760049
  34. Basim Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679276364
  35. Bushra Ahmad, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1932697927
  36. Mirza Ahmad, MDHospitalist Physician1568968444
  37. Saeed AhmadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265375950
  38. Abubakar Ahmed, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1578145751
  39. Ahmed AhmedPhysical Therapist1679025233
  40. Ahmed Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316626591
  41. Aitezaz Ahmed, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1558351411
  42. Akbar Ahmed, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1699908921
  43. Asmaa Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710618657
  44. Bilal Ahmed, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1043253701
  45. Huma Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134572969
  46. Kadejah AhmedLicensed Practical Nurse1902282775
  47. Lina AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386439982
  48. Niaz Ahmed, D.D.S.Dentist1003048216
  49. Omer Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902530587
  50. Sabrina Ahmed, O.D.Optometrist1366801573

The largest New York cities

  1. New York98,468
  2. Brooklyn64,057
  3. Bronx32,017
  4. Buffalo13,287
  5. Staten Island12,351

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How to read this directory

Rochester, New York appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 20,520 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 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 2024 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 Licensed Practical Nurse (1,843 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 1,700 and Registered Nurse with 904). 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 New York's population, Rochester reports roughly 104.8 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.

Of New York's most common specialties, Specialist 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. 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 Rochester, NY?

There are 20,520 registered healthcare providers in Rochester, NY, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Rochester?

The most common specialties in Rochester are Licensed Practical Nurse, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Registered Nurse, Mental Health Counselor, Family Nurse Practitioner. Licensed Practical Nurse has the most providers with 1,843.

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.