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Doctors in Sanford, ME

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Active healthcare providers in Sanford sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.

303
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
20
Specialties
NUCC taxonomy codes
Clinical Social Worker
Top specialty
22 providers
Maine
State
ME
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Where this city sits in the corpus

Sanford ranks 24th among 183 Maine cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.9% of the state's NPIs, led by Clinical Social Worker.

303
NPPES providers in city
24th
of 183 ME cities
0.9%
of Maine providers
17.2%
in top 3 specialties

Sanford ranks #11 of 10 Maine cities for Clinical Social Worker.

Where Sanford ranks among Maine cities

Provider count vs every Maine city in CMS NPPES (183 cities)

303 Top 13% higher than 87% of 183 cities

0–50: 109 cities (60%). Below this entry. 50–100: 24 cities (13%). Below this entry. 100–150: 10 cities (5%). Below this entry. 150–200: 9 cities (5%). Below this entry. 200–250: 1 cities (1%). Below this entry. 250–300: 6 cities (3%). Below this entry. 300–350: 4 cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. 350–400: 5 cities (3%). Above this entry. 400+: 15 cities (8%). Above this entry. This city 0 400+ Maine cities (providers), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026

Specialty mix in Sanford

Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy

providers

What this shows Clinical Social Worker is the largest specialty (22 providers, 7.3% of the city), followed by Family Nurse Practitioner.

Source CMS NPPES · city_top_specialties As of 2026

City vs state specialty index

Specialties Sanford has more, and fewer, of than Maine average

Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Maine , Sanford over-indexes optometrist at 5.1× the state average and under-indexes physical therapist at 0.65×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.

More common here than Maine average

Less common here than Maine average

How to read this directory & data limitations

Sanford, Maine appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 303 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 Sanford - 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 Sanford 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 Sanford is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (22 clinicians, followed by Family Nurse Practitioner with 15 and Pharmacist with 15). 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 Maine's population, Sanford reports roughly 21.7 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 Maine's most common specialties, Speech-Language Pathologist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Sanford practice address, a coverage gap Sanford patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Sanford 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 Sanford

# Specialty Providers% of city
1 Clinical Social Worker 22 7.3%
2 Family Nurse Practitioner 15 5.0%
3 Pharmacist 15 5.0%
4 Optometrist 14 4.6%
5 Physician Assistant 13 4.3%
6 Occupational Therapist 13 4.3%
7 Family Medicine Physician 13 4.3%
8 Massage Therapist 12 4.0%
9 Chiropractor 12 4.0%
10 Internal Medicine Physician 11 3.6%
11 Physical Therapist 10 3.3%
12 Professional Counselor 10 3.3%
13 General Practice Dentistry 8 2.6%
14 Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor 8 2.6%
15 Nurse Practitioner 7 2.3%

Healthcare Providers (Page 7)

Name
Kristen Yanarella, PT/DPT
Physical Therapist
Heather Young, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Rachel Zinns, MD
Psychiatry Physician

Nearby Cities in Maine

Other Maine cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.

Portland, ME
5,789 providers
Bangor, ME
3,087 providers
Lewiston, ME
1,729 providers
Augusta, ME
1,705 providers
South Portland, ME
1,111 providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many doctors are in Sanford, ME?
There are 303 registered healthcare providers in Sanford, ME, covering 20 specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Sanford?
The most common specialties in Sanford are Clinical Social Worker, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Optometrist, Physician Assistant. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 22.
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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.

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-05-20.