Doctors in Salem, VA
Active healthcare providers in Salem sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Salem ranks 22nd among 351 Virginia cities by CMS provider count, holding 1.1% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 1,678
- NPPES providers in city
- 22nd
- of 351 VA cities
- 1.1%
- of Virginia providers
- 24.7%
- in top 3 specialties
Salem ranks #9 of 10 Virginia cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Salem ranks among Virginia cities
Provider count vs every Virginia city in CMS NPPES (351 cities)
1,678 Top 7% higher than 93% of 351 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Salem
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
215 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
106 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
94 providers
- Registered Nurse 78
Registered Nurse
78 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 67
Internal Medicine Physician
67 providers
- Physical Therapist 62
Physical Therapist
62 providers
- Physician Assistant 61
Physician Assistant
61 providers
- Licensed Practical N… 57
Licensed Practical Nurse
57 providers
- Clinical Psychologist 56
Clinical Psychologist
56 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 49
Family Nurse Practitioner
49 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (215 providers, 12.8% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Salem has more, and fewer, of than Virginia average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Virginia , Salem over-indexes licensed practical nurse at 8.2× the state average and under-indexes behavior technician at 0.37×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Virginia average
Less common here than Virginia average
- Behavior Technician 0.37×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.41×
- Family Medicine Physician 0.57×
- Family Nurse Practitioner 0.74×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Salem, Virginia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,678 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 Salem - 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 Salem 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 Salem is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (215 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 106 and Pharmacist with 94). 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 Virginia's population, Salem reports roughly 19.4 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 Virginia's most common specialties, Professional Counselor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Salem practice address, a coverage gap Salem patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Salem 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.
Which specialties are most common in Salem
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 215 | 12.8% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 106 | 6.3% |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 94 | 5.6% |
| 4 | Registered Nurse | 78 | 4.6% |
| 5 | Internal Medicine Physician | 67 | 4.0% |
| 6 | Physical Therapist | 62 | 3.7% |
| 7 | Physician Assistant | 61 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Licensed Practical Nurse | 57 | 3.4% |
| 9 | Clinical Psychologist | 56 | 3.3% |
| 10 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 49 | 2.9% |
| 11 | Psychiatry Physician | 42 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Behavior Technician | 34 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 30 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 30 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 30 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Joseph Abate, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Nathalie Abi Hatem, M.D. Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Lou-Anne Acevedo Moreno, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Dana Adams, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Gregory Adams, MMS, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Mark Adams, PHARM. D. Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist |
| Iffat Adeel Family Medicine Physician |
| Kimberly Aderhold, DO Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Sarah Aderholdt Psychiatry Physician |
| Tofunmi Adesanya, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Greg Adiele, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kimberly Adkins Registered Nurse |
| Laurie Adkins, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Michelle Adkins, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| William Adkins, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC Physical Therapist |
| Emily Agnew, PHARM.D. Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist |
| Riddick Agyemang, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Shaun Aichelmann, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jeffrey Akers, MS Audiologist |
| Al-Motasumbellah Al-Tamimy, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Linda Alberti, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Amy Albright, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Terri Alderson, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Alia Alexander, CNM Advanced Practice Midwife |
| Tyler Alger, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rizwan Ali, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Sanaz Alishahdani Internal Medicine Physician |
| Karen Alldredge, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Cynthia Allen, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| Janet Allen Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Nathaniel Allen, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Vittario Allen, FNP-C Registered Nurse |
| Angela Aloisi, LMT Massage Therapist |
| Gregory Alouf, MD Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician |
| Stephen Alouf, D.D.S. General Practice Dentistry |
| William Altice Basic Emergency Medical Technician |
| Basavlinga Amarkumar, M.D. Urology Physician |
| Rickin Amin, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Becky Amiot, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Christina Anderson Registered Nurse |
| Christopher Anderson, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Karin Anderson, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| Kenneth Anderson, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Mary Anderson, R.D., C.D.E. Registered Dietitian |
| Stacy Anderson, LPN Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Lindsey Andrews Behavior Technician |
| Megan Andrews, O.D. Optometrist |
| Josette Antoine, LPN Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Janine Appleton, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Johann Arceo, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
Nearby Cities in Virginia
Other Virginia cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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