Doctors in Salisbury, MD
Active healthcare providers in Salisbury 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
Salisbury ranks 14th among 280 Maryland cities by CMS provider count, holding 1.4% of the state's NPIs, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 2,198
- NPPES providers in city
- 14th
- of 280 MD cities
- 1.4%
- of Maryland providers
- 16.3%
- in top 3 specialties
Salisbury ranks #11 of 10 Maryland cities for Clinical Social Worker.
Where Salisbury ranks among Maryland cities
Provider count vs every Maryland city in CMS NPPES (280 cities)
2,198 Top 5% higher than 95% of 280 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Salisbury
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
130 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
123 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
105 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
105 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
98 providers
- Social Worker
Social Worker
90 providers
- Counselor
Counselor
89 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
85 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
85 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 48
Speech-Language Pathologist
48 providers
What this shows Clinical Social Worker is the largest specialty (130 providers, 5.9% of the city), followed by Family Nurse Practitioner.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Salisbury has more, and fewer, of than Maryland average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Maryland , Salisbury over-indexes counselor at 5.1× the state average and under-indexes behavior technician at 0.14×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Maryland average
- Counselor 5.1×
- Occupational Therapy Assistant 3.9×
- Athletic Trainer 3.2×
- Physical Therapy Assistant 2.6×
Less common here than Maryland average
- Behavior Technician 0.14×
- Professional Counselor 0.74×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.75×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Salisbury, Maryland appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,198 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 Salisbury - 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 Salisbury 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 Salisbury is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (130 clinicians, followed by Family Nurse Practitioner with 123 and Physical Therapist with 105). 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 Maryland's population, Salisbury reports roughly 35.6 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 Maryland's most common specialties, Home Health Aide is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Salisbury practice address, a coverage gap Salisbury patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Salisbury 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 Salisbury
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 130 | 5.9% |
| 2 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 123 | 5.6% |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 105 | 4.8% |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 105 | 4.8% |
| 5 | Physician Assistant | 98 | 4.5% |
| 6 | Social Worker | 90 | 4.1% |
| 7 | Counselor | 89 | 4.0% |
| 8 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 85 | 3.9% |
| 9 | Internal Medicine Physician | 85 | 3.9% |
| 10 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 48 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 47 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 47 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Mental Health Counselor | 46 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Behavior Technician | 45 | 2.0% |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 40 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 36)
| Name |
|---|
| Sophia Shakur, M.D. Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Larry Shannon, MD Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Michelle Shannon, CRNP Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner |
| Susan Shannon, LCSW-C Clinical Social Worker |
| Catherine Sharkey, LMSW Social Worker |
| Mahabir Sharma, MD Specialist |
| Sara Shaw, PT Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Ivy Sheffler-Oidick Mental Health Counselor |
| Rachel Shelton, LMSW, CSC-AD Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Irving Shen, D.D.S. Dentist |
| Ashley Shephard, LGPC Professional Counselor |
| Jeffrey Sherr, RPH Pharmacist |
| Joanne Sherr, PHARMACIST Ambulatory Care Pharmacist |
| Lana Sherr, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Zachary Sherr Pharmacist |
| Christopher Shetler, PA C Physician Assistant |
| Ronald Shiderly, M.P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Mark Shimko, MD Urology Physician |
| Brian Shipkowski Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Stephanie Shipley, PTA Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Karen Shipman, LCSW-C Clinical Social Worker |
| Mahmaud Shirazi, MD Veterinarian |
| Megan Shockley, CRNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Meisha Shockley Community Health Worker |
| Reginald Shockley, LCSW-C Counselor |
| Alyssa Shores, LCSW-C Clinical Social Worker |
| Laurie Short, PTA Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Mackenzie Short, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| Crystal Showell, DR Adult Companion |
| Ajit Shrestha, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Caroline Shubert, CRNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Kylene Shupe Counselor |
| Juwairiya Shuroog, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Aisha Siddiqa, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Md Salahuddin Siddiqui, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Glen Silas, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Stephen Siltman, CRNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Mark Silva, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Charles Silvia, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Bobbi Simkins, PMHNP-BC Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Karen Simon, LPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Lela Simon Professional Counselor |
| Cherrelle Simpson Counselor |
| Gabriel Simpson Social Worker |
| Michael Simpson, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Mark Simulis, LCSW-C Clinical Social Worker |
| Carl Sindermann Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Sherry Singer, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Maninder Singh, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Sunit Singh, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
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Other Maryland cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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