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 745 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. Shahrad Shadman, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1588160220
  2. Shervin Shafa, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1922254051
  3. Maia ShaferClinical Social Worker1487443578
  4. Allyson Shaffer, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-CMental Health Counselor1033037791
  5. April Shaffer, OTOccupational Therapist1992868871
  6. Elizabeth Shaffer, DPTPhysical Therapist1457784738
  7. Falan ShafferPersonal Care Attendant1710670815
  8. Margaret Shaffer, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1851507719
  9. Nancy Shaffer, PH.DPsychologist1679500896
  10. Raven ShafferPersonal Care Attendant1972235901
  11. Alewuya ShafiHome Health Aide1578497160
  12. Kedija ShafiHome Health Aide1851893820
  13. Mekfira ShafiHome Health Aide1861757619
  14. Seada ShafiHome Health Aide1730433541
  15. Sharif ShafiCase Manager/Care Coordinator1912686080
  16. Hamid Shafie, DDS CAGSProsthodontics1528283975
  17. Aesha ShahPhysical Therapist1437651593
  18. Amit Shah, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1912059379
  19. Amit Shah, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1134387814
  20. Ankoor Shah, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1679831275
  21. Anokhi Shah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447646831
  22. Aribah ShahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528709490
  23. Arth Shah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093565665
  24. Dhvani Shah, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1790075828
  25. Faryal ShahMental Health Counselor1235760695
  26. Hemali ShahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720733843
  27. Hirsh Shah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013652429
  28. Manish Shah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1750372629
  29. Maya ShahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578405155
  30. Mihir Shah, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1063701746
  31. Monica Shah, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1518917954
  32. Neepa Shah, OTOccupational Therapist1609076306
  33. Neha Shah, MD, MPHHospitalist Physician1942371117
  34. Neil Shah, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1194084053
  35. Nidhi Shah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568105419
  36. Nikeith Shah, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578138624
  37. Parini ShahAmbulatory Women's Health Care Registered Nurse1447026273
  38. Payal Shah, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1447406160
  39. Phrenil Shah, FNPThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1558078568
  40. Priya Shah, DMDPediatric Dentistry1962086397
  41. Renu Shah, MDPsychiatry Physician1083872402
  42. Sabrina Shah, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1396138335
  43. Samay Shah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578316212
  44. Shailey Shah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265228431
  45. Siddharth Shah, M.D.Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1821208067
  46. Veranca Shah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700722121
  47. Yash ShahPediatrics Physician1376122853
  48. Shandiz ShahbaziGastroenterology Physician1043717127
  49. Behzad Shahbazian, D.OInternal Medicine Physician1457312688
  50. Arega ShaheboHome Health Aide1316202179

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.