Doctors in San Antonio, TX
Active healthcare providers in San Antonio 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
San Antonio ranks 2nd among 695 Texas cities by CMS provider count, holding 8.7% of the state's NPIs, led by Behavior Technician.
- 36,319
- NPPES providers in city
- 2nd
- of 695 TX cities
- 8.7%
- of Texas providers
- 17.1%
- in top 3 specialties
San Antonio ranks #1 of 10 Texas cities for Behavior Technician.
Where San Antonio ranks among Texas cities
Provider count vs every Texas city in CMS NPPES (695 cities)
36,319 Top 1% higher than 99% of 695 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in San Antonio
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
2,535 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
2,068 providers
- Professional Counselor
Professional Counselor
1,593 providers
- Licensed Vocational …
Licensed Vocational Nurse
1,369 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
1,357 providers
- Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
1,353 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
1,237 providers
- Speech-Language Path…
Speech-Language Pathologist
1,155 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
1,073 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 916
Internal Medicine Physician
916 providers
What this shows Behavior Technician is the largest specialty (2,535 providers, 7.0% of the city), followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties San Antonio has more, and fewer, of than Texas average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Texas , San Antonio over-indexes pharmacy technician at 2.3× the state average and under-indexes family nurse practitioner at 0.75×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Texas average
- Pharmacy Technician 2.3×
- Licensed Vocational Nurse 2.1×
- Registered Nurse 1.4×
Less common here than Texas average
How to read this directory & data limitations
San Antonio, Texas appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 36,319 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 San Antonio - 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio is weighted toward Behavior Technician (2,535 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 2,068 and Professional Counselor with 1,593). 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 Texas's population, San Antonio reports roughly 119.1 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.
For San Antonio 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 San Antonio
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 2,535 | 7.0% |
| 2 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,068 | 5.7% |
| 3 | Professional Counselor | 1,593 | 4.4% |
| 4 | Licensed Vocational Nurse | 1,369 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 1,357 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Registered Nurse | 1,353 | 3.7% |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 1,237 | 3.4% |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,155 | 3.2% |
| 9 | Physical Therapist | 1,073 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Physician | 916 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Clinical Social Worker | 847 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Physician Assistant | 804 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Mental Health Counselor | 780 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Family Medicine Physician | 768 | 2.1% |
| 15 | General Practice Dentistry | 713 | 2.0% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 2)
| Name |
|---|
| Taylor Abdul Rahmaan Behavior Technician |
| Idris Abdul-Ahad, PHARMD, RPH Pharmacist |
| Omar Abdul-Ghani Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Janae Abdul-Rahmaan Behavior Technician |
| Acia Abdul-Rakib, RBT Behavior Technician |
| Kathleen Abdulahad, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Seidu Abdulai, RPH Pharmacist |
| Aiman Abdulbaki, PHYSICAL THERAPIST Physical Therapist |
| Raghdah Abduljabbar Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gregory Abdullah Radiologic Technologist |
| Muhammad Abdullah, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Muhammad Abdullah, MD Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician |
| Fareeha Abdulwali, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Elizabeth Abe Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ali Abedi, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Cheryl Abel Professional Counselor |
| Jordan Abel, M.D. Infectious Disease Physician |
| Kristen Abel, RBT Behavior Technician |
| Maria Abelar, PT Physical Therapist |
| Audrey Abell Professional Counselor |
| Fortunato Abello, MD Rehabilitation Practitioner |
| Samantha Abelow, LPC-S Counselor |
| Margaret Aber Registered Nurse |
| Suzanne Abercrombie, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Abram Abeskharon, DDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry |
| Sanaa Abid Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Adetoun Abisogun Musa, M.D. Neurology Physician |
| Michael Ablavsky, MD Plastic Surgery Physician |
| Heather Ablin, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Marvin Abney, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Harry Abolafia, RPH Pharmacist |
| Betty Abolafia-Rosenzweig Physical Therapist |
| Victoria Abolarin, NP Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Crispi Abono Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Tayem Abou Saleh, DDS, MS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry |
| Aesha Aboueisha, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Ghassan Abouelnaaj Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Fadi Abouzahr, MD Nephrology Physician |
| Jose Aboytes Pharmacy Technician |
| Alfy Abraham Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse |
| Angel Abraham, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ashlie Abraham, NP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Christine Abraham, RD Registered Dietitian |
| Daisy Abraham, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Evana Abraham Assistant Behavior Analyst |
| Ron Abraham, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Sachin Abraham, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Seena Abraham, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Soniya Abraham Internal Medicine Physician |
| Gloria Abraham-Cox, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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