Doctors in Towson, MD
Active healthcare providers in Towson 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
Towson ranks 7th among 285 Maryland cities by CMS provider count, holding 2.3% of the state's NPIs, led by Behavior Technician.
- 3,721
- NPPES providers in city
- 7th
- of 285 MD cities
- 2.3%
- of Maryland providers
- 27%
- in top 3 specialties
Towson ranks #10 of 10 Maryland cities for Behavior Technician.
Where Towson ranks among Maryland cities
Provider count vs every Maryland city in CMS NPPES (285 cities)
3,721 Top 2% higher than 98% of 285 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Towson
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
492 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
275 providers
- Speech-Language Path…
Speech-Language Pathologist
238 providers
- Physical Therapist 144
Physical Therapist
144 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 134
Internal Medicine Physician
134 providers
- Professional Counselor 133
Professional Counselor
133 providers
- Occupational Therapist 125
Occupational Therapist
125 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 120
Mental Health Counselor
120 providers
- Student in an Organi… 118
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
118 providers
- School Psychologist 95
School Psychologist
95 providers
What this shows Behavior Technician is the largest specialty (492 providers, 13.2% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Towson 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 , Towson over-indexes school psychologist at 5.5× the state average and under-indexes pharmacist at 0.61×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Maryland average
Less common here than Maryland average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Towson, Maryland appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,721 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 Towson - 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 Towson 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 Towson is weighted toward Behavior Technician (492 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 275 and Speech-Language Pathologist with 238). 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, Towson reports roughly 60.2 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 Towson practice address, a coverage gap Towson patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Towson 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 Towson
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 492 | 13.2% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 275 | 7.4% |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 238 | 6.4% |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 144 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Internal Medicine Physician | 134 | 3.6% |
| 6 | Professional Counselor | 133 | 3.6% |
| 7 | Occupational Therapist | 125 | 3.4% |
| 8 | Mental Health Counselor | 120 | 3.2% |
| 9 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 118 | 3.2% |
| 10 | School Psychologist | 95 | 2.6% |
| 11 | Social Worker | 82 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Pharmacist | 80 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Athletic Trainer | 75 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Clinical Psychologist | 74 | 2.0% |
| 15 | Psychiatry Physician | 73 | 2.0% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Hira Aamer Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Angela Abadir Professional Counselor |
| Adnan Abdulrazack Behavior Technician |
| Christina Abel Rigney, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Maureen Abenoja, PT,DPT,CLT Physical Therapist |
| Muhammad Mohsin Abid, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Marvin Abramowitz, M.S.CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Janet Abrams, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Kristin Abrams, LMSW Social Worker |
| Lois Abts, C.R.N.A. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Rachelle Acevedo Behavior Technician |
| Allison Ackerman, LCPC Professional Counselor |
| Jeanine Adair, LGPC Professional Counselor |
| Alexander Adams, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Christopher Adams, LCPC Professional Counselor |
| Joseph Adams, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Marguerite Adams, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Meredith Adams Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Patricia Adams, CRNP-PMH Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Zella Adams, LCSWC Clinical Social Worker |
| Nicole Adaramoye Behavior Technician |
| Michael Adashek, D.O. Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Monica Addison-Walker, PSY.D. School Psychologist |
| Richard Addo, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Kehinde Adebiyi Behavior Technician |
| Adekunle Adegbesan, PMHNP-BC Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Ademayowa Ademiluyi, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Moradeyo Adeniji Behavior Technician |
| Gladys Adetula, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Bolakale Adetunji Behavior Technician |
| Afifa Adiba, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Linda Adler, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Ursula Adourian, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Jacob Aeschlimann Behavior Technician |
| Makiya Afrane Behavior Technician |
| Liyah Agar Behavior Technician |
| Zephyr Agena, NRP Paramedic |
| Maria Agurs Behavior Technician |
| Hamzah Ahmed Behavior Technician |
| Humnah Ahmed Behavior Analyst |
| Shilpi Ahmed, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Joan Ahrens, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Philomena Aigbe, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Nasir Ajilore, MSN Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Lauren Akerboom Physical Therapist |
| Julia Akilimali Behavior Technician |
| Kehinde Akinbaleye, MS., LCPC, NCC Professional Counselor |
| Rasheed Akinbo Home Health Aide |
| Kanyinsola Akinkuade Physical Therapist |
| Oluwatobi Akinmurele Behavior Technician |
Nearby Cities in Maryland
Other Maryland cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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