NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Vero Beach, FL

2,473 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Vero Beach, 41st of 477 Florida cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 176, 7% of the city's records, against 16% across Florida. Page 34 of 50.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Vero Beach

  1. Behavior Technician176
  2. Family Nurse Practitioner154
  3. Mental Health Counselor133
  4. Physical Therapist101
  5. Pharmacist90
  6. Internal Medicine Physician88
  7. Physician Assistant72
  8. Physical Therapy Assistant71

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Vero Beach in Florida

  • Rank in Florida41st of 477 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.5% of Florida's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups18.7% of all records

Compared with Florida as a whole, Vero Beach has 2.5× the state's share of cardiovascular disease physician records and 0.44× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Vero Beach, alphabetically

  1. Thalia Ortiz, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1225863194
  2. Kathleen Osteen, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1770830655
  3. Sheila OsteenHearing Instrument Specialist1710690839
  4. Abayomi Osunkoya, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1164416806
  5. Jose Otero, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1912941618
  6. Patrick Ottuso, M D F A A DDermatology Physician1386627867
  7. Kimberly Pace, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356060065
  8. Linda PadillaBehavior Technician1508392408
  9. Yadira Padin-Rojas, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1841237260
  10. Ryan Padnuk, APAcupuncturist1952921199
  11. J.l. Palmer, D.C.Chiropractor1265520423
  12. Laurie Palmer, OTROccupational Therapist1346563632
  13. Taylor Palmitier, PSY.DPsychologist1598230708
  14. Lauren PaluzziBehavior Technician1386308914
  15. Joao Panattoni, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1659565745
  16. Kamalasani Panchamirtham, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1740246065
  17. Francis Papineau, OTHand Occupational Therapist1275697146
  18. Chantel PappadouplosPharmacist1205504263
  19. Amberly Paradoa, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1962400713
  20. Armando Pardillo, MDAnesthesiology Physician1699743583
  21. Guisselle ParedesOccupational Therapist1841787215
  22. Keana Parker, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1598480030
  23. Nicole Parker, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1912546755
  24. Dalenna Parkinson, RMHCIMental Health Counselor1073800645
  25. Matthew Parris, D.C.Chiropractor1649456930
  26. Megan PartlowBehavior Technician1386345528
  27. Nikki ParvusEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1952615908
  28. Neil PassmorePharmacist1881979474
  29. Samantha Pastir, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1457238750
  30. Allison Pastor, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1407527013
  31. Disha Patel, D.M.DDentist1457493538
  32. Hemali Patel, DOFamily Medicine Physician1477110591
  33. Ketan Patel, PAMedical Physician Assistant1679924229
  34. Kush PatelPharmacist1922921634
  35. Megha Patel, PHARMDPharmacist1144712712
  36. Shaina PatelFamily Nurse Practitioner1639719164
  37. Miltoria Patterson, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1083453666
  38. Cathy PattonOther Technician1518316645
  39. Derek Paul, M.D.Surgery Physician1518905801
  40. Sharon Paxton, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265702435
  41. Justine PayneDevelopmental Therapist1780912691
  42. Victoria Payton, MS, RD, LDPediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian1144862749
  43. Lynne Pearl, CAP, ICADCMental Health Counselor1730510843
  44. Mariya Pecheny, DMDDentist1609486539
  45. Richard PechterCardiovascular Disease Physician1346270576
  46. John Peden, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1265420350
  47. Nancy Pegg, M.S.W.Social Worker1730246810
  48. Rehanna PelletierFamily Nurse Practitioner1659262236
  49. Kelise Pelletier-TheisenDoula1962041400
  50. David Pena, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1922127943

The largest Florida cities

  1. Miami49,442
  2. Tampa26,440
  3. Orlando25,426
  4. Jacksonville24,194
  5. Gainesville14,407

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How to read this directory

Vero Beach, Florida appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,473 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Vero Beach - 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 Vero Beach 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 Vero Beach is weighted toward Behavior Technician (176 clinicians, followed by Family Nurse Practitioner with 154 and Mental Health Counselor with 133). 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 Florida's population, Vero Beach reports roughly 10.9 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 Florida's most common specialties, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Vero Beach practice address, a coverage gap Vero Beach patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Vero Beach 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.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Vero Beach, FL?

There are 2,473 registered healthcare providers in Vero Beach, FL, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Vero Beach?

The most common specialties in Vero Beach are Behavior Technician, Family Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Counselor, Physical Therapist, Pharmacist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 176.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.