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 45 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. Rebecca Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1942468608
  2. Rhesa Brown, LMSWSocial Worker1760950554
  3. Robert Brown, ODOptometrist1649307430
  4. Robin Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1255874400
  5. Samantha Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1619560398
  6. Samantha Brown, LMSWSocial Worker1437855673
  7. Sandra BrownRegistered Nurse1447755129
  8. Sara Brown, DPTPhysical Therapist1346889821
  9. Sarah BrownPharmacist1720469901
  10. Shalonda Brown, LPN,Licensed Practical Nurse1760909998
  11. Sharda Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1336417872
  12. Sharna BrownLicensed Practical Nurse1184992620
  13. Shashon Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1598352304
  14. Stephanie Brown, D.C.Chiropractor1912166422
  15. Sydney BrownOccupational Therapist1497547715
  16. Tawanda Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1902377054
  17. Taylor BrownStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346196169
  18. Towanda Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1821314345
  19. Tyiahnna BrownLicensed Practical Nurse1548879679
  20. Vernetta Brown, LMSWSchool Social Worker1881971059
  21. Voncia Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1487921300
  22. Jennifer Brown Broderick, M.D.Gynecologic Oncology Physician1518411321
  23. Naishah Brown EbanksDoula1538085162
  24. Khadedra Brown Johnson, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1871059089
  25. Taashire Brown SandersLicensed Practical Nurse1982476545
  26. Andreana Brown-CunninghamRegistered Nurse1194496794
  27. Shannon Brown-Francione, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609538008
  28. Peter Browne, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1144007394
  29. Amy Brownell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306355532
  30. Christina Brownell, PAPhysician Assistant1952885402
  31. Gail Brownell, PH.D.Psychologist1255996187
  32. Elizabeth Brownell Stahl, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1215647235
  33. Jacquelyn Browning, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1568440303
  34. Trifena BrowningLicensed Practical Nurse1902265366
  35. Caitlyn Brozic, PHARM DPharmacist1689989287
  36. Nicole Brucato, RNSchool Registered Nurse1427413533
  37. Essence Bruce, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1427503366
  38. Gail Bruce, LCSWClinical Social Worker1174896385
  39. Jeffrey Bruckel, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1912226861
  40. Tanya Bruckel, MDGastroenterology Physician1063731537
  41. Mariel BrueckmanMental Health Counselor1750059770
  42. Lindsey Brugger, M.S. OTR/LOccupational Therapist1407182298
  43. Derek BruinsClinical Social Worker1295852572
  44. Alexander Brumfield, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1003594078
  45. Ericka BrumfieldLicensed Practical Nurse1396220786
  46. Lawrence Brumfield, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750695615
  47. Marshay BrumfieldLicensed Practical Nurse1760614168
  48. Soncerae Brumfield, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1417266552
  49. Brianna BrunNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1477058865
  50. Marylourdes Brundige, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1104165133

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.