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 736 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. Aigul Schultz, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1609501980
  2. Cara Schultz, MDFamily Medicine Physician1801008966
  3. Rachael Schultz, LICSWClinical Social Worker1629496120
  4. Kristen Schulz, DPTPhysical Therapist1770958324
  5. Lisa Schumacher, LMTMassage Therapist1427694132
  6. Deborah Schumann, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1184764896
  7. James Schur, ED.DClinical Psychologist1447394119
  8. Amy Schussheim, LICSWClinical Social Worker1396998514
  9. Kirsten SchusterStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780262865
  10. Susan Schuster-Cohn, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1144504580
  11. David Schutt, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174545941
  12. Tyler SchwabPhysician Assistant1225557465
  13. Susan Schwabacher, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1053597211
  14. Emily Schwaber, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1942728597
  15. Alexandria Schwarsin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1730335209
  16. Abigail Schwartz, LICSW, LCSW, JDSocial Worker1639785686
  17. Adam Schwartz, ADAM SCHWARTZDentist1134334485
  18. Alisa Schwartz, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1184822207
  19. Andrea SchwartzCase Manager/Care Coordinator1245931054
  20. Andrew Schwartz, DMDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1902981426
  21. Andrew Schwartz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1730373721
  22. Arnold Schwartz, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1285740092
  23. Brie Schwartz, MSEDMental Health Counselor1952094427
  24. Bryanna Schwartz, MD, MPHPediatrics Physician1679928337
  25. David Schwartz, PH.D.Psychologist1932321312
  26. Don Schwartz, MDOphthalmology Physician1508976358
  27. Donna Schwartz, LICSWClinical Social Worker1912031618
  28. Eric Schwartz, MAT, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1538706676
  29. Erica Schwartz, MDPublic Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1427034826
  30. Erika Schwartz, D.P.M.Podiatrist1356349575
  31. Haley Schwartz, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1780051664
  32. Jenna Schwartz, MDMilitary Health Care Provider1528214061
  33. Katherine Schwartz, LICSWClinical Social Worker1962807396
  34. Luke Schwartz, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1235583535
  35. Marilyn Schwartz, PH.D.Psychologist1124249537
  36. Michael Schwartz, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1063481745
  37. Rona Schwartz, MDFamily Medicine Physician1578688727
  38. Mary Schwartz Mumford, CNM, APRNNurse Practitioner1306995675
  39. Daniel Schwegler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1922449875
  40. Janell Schweickert, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1427061233
  41. Claire Schweiker, LGSWSocial Worker1154201580
  42. Stephanie Schwertner, A.T.C.Athletic Trainer1477966794
  43. Anthony Scialli, MDGynecology Physician1538360714
  44. Kathleen Sciarini, LGSWSocial Worker1285438473
  45. Linda Scognamillo-Senior, LCSW-RClinical Social Worker1063505758
  46. Choudou ScollardHome Health Aide1285989657
  47. Zainab ScollardHome Health Aide1578818944
  48. Melissa Scorza, M.DDermatology Physician1033357421
  49. Marion Scotchmer, LICSWClinical Social Worker1124334040
  50. Rebecca ScothornRegistered Dietitian1700610615

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.