NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Washington, DC

45,857 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Washington, 1st of 4 District of Columbia cities. The largest group is home health aide: 8,945, 20% of the city's records, against 20% across District of Columbia. Page 652 of 918.

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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 Washington

  1. Home Health Aide8,945
  2. Personal Care Attendant5,624
  3. Case Manager/Care Coordinator3,669
  4. Students in training2,380
  5. Clinical Social Worker1,912
  6. Internal Medicine Physician891
  7. Registered Nurse808
  8. Behavior Technician766

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

Washington in District of Columbia

  • Rank in District of Columbia1st of 4 cities by records
  • Share of the state99.2% of District of Columbia's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups39.8% of all records
  • Home Health Aide rank1st of the 10 District of Columbia cities with the most

Providers in Washington, alphabetically

  1. Amisha Patel, M.D.Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1437443629
  2. Amit Patel, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1831223296
  3. Amit Patel, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1780837385
  4. Amit Patel, M.DPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1710207147
  5. Anand Patel, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699618215
  6. Anita Patel, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1508186552
  7. Ankit Patel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588244156
  8. Ankita Patel, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1043853989
  9. Ashesh Patel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1033156500
  10. Ashish Patel, AAAnesthesiologist Assistant1639284185
  11. Ashish Patel, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215388491
  12. Auvni Patel, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073957924
  13. Avani PatelPharmacist1326620691
  14. Benil Patel, B.D.SStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093655474
  15. Bhakti PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811402217
  16. Bharti Patel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477296176
  17. Bhavesh Patel, PHARMDPharmacist1902401813
  18. Bijal Patel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205770328
  19. Devika Patel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700383510
  20. Dhruva PatelRegistered Nurse1255266383
  21. Dhruvy Patel, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1720514169
  22. Dhvani PatelAnesthesiologist Assistant1396596037
  23. Dhwani PatelCase Manager/Care Coordinator1750092474
  24. Dulari PatelAnesthesiologist Assistant1366296220
  25. Gina Patel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1578143350
  26. Hamza PatelCardiovascular Disease Physician1023699139
  27. Hanisha Patel, NDNaturopath1528522893
  28. Hetu Patel, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316634512
  29. Hina PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861021198
  30. Jenny Patel, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457093510
  31. Jigar Patel, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1194257576
  32. Jigar Patel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306580550
  33. Jinal Patel, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619326923
  34. Jinesh Patel, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669315834
  35. Kavita Patel, MDIntegrative Medicine Physician1477843969
  36. Kavita Patel, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1861779241
  37. Krupa Patel, PHARM. D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1134379142
  38. Krutika PatelFamily Nurse Practitioner1821597634
  39. Maheen PatelPsychiatry Physician1174625354
  40. Mallika Patel, O.D.Optometrist1528370152
  41. Maunik Patel, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1063830933
  42. Mira PatelPerfusionist1952293508
  43. Mitesh Patel, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1063696052
  44. Monica Patel, LGSWSocial Worker1003581687
  45. Neal Patel, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1538423785
  46. Neysha Patel, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1043835549
  47. Nickhil Patel, MDAnesthesiology Physician1487233797
  48. Nikhil Patel, MDPediatric Anesthesiology Physician1861627739
  49. Nikhil Patel, MD, MPHPsychiatry Physician1629431382
  50. Nirali Patel, ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSAnesthesiologist Assistant1265846356

The largest District of Columbia cities

  1. Ne149
  2. Washington Dc147
  3. Bolling Afb74

All of District of Columbia →

How to read this directory

Washington, District of Columbia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 45,857 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 Washington - 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 Washington 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 Washington is weighted toward Home Health Aide (8,945 clinicians, followed by Personal Care Attendant with 5,624 and Case Manager/Care Coordinator with 3,669). 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 District of Columbia's population, Washington reports roughly 6753.9 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.

For Washington 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 Washington, DC?

There are 45,857 registered healthcare providers in Washington, DC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Washington?

The most common specialties in Washington are Home Health Aide, Personal Care Attendant, Case Manager/Care Coordinator, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Social Worker. Home Health Aide has the most providers with 8,945.

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.