NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Watertown, NY

1,380 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Watertown, 49th of 1,009 New York cities. The largest group is licensed practical nurse: 90, 7% of the city's records, against 4% across New York. Page 11 of 28.

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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 Watertown

  1. Licensed Practical Nurse90
  2. Social Worker70
  3. Pharmacist68
  4. Physical Therapist67
  5. Specialist60
  6. Family Nurse Practitioner58
  7. Mental Health Counselor55
  8. Clinical Social Worker54

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

Watertown in New York

  • Rank in New York49th of 1,009 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.3% of New York's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups16.5% of all records

Compared with New York as a whole, Watertown has 5.4× the state's share of peer specialist records and 0.37× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Watertown, alphabetically

  1. Clark Heady, LMTMassage Therapist1215534821
  2. Jennifer HeathSocial Worker1265117386
  3. Lisa Hedger, LMHCMental Health Counselor1700666773
  4. Brittany Heflin, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346670908
  5. Laura HendersonNurse Practitioner1134944226
  6. Laurel Henderson, FNPNurse Practitioner1548261670
  7. Mary Henderson, RNAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse1699367078
  8. Michele HenrySchool Registered Nurse1457711426
  9. Mark Hershowitz, O.D.Optometrist1275530834
  10. Jennifer HessPhysician Assistant1194458299
  11. Jordan Hess, PAPhysician Assistant1760004527
  12. Carolyn Hettrich, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1578765475
  13. Hunter Hewitt, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568357358
  14. Kristy HicksRegistered Nurse1265119218
  15. Casey HierholzerLicensed Practical Nurse1316825680
  16. Joann Hill, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1104138437
  17. Nicole HillPeer Specialist1184593105
  18. Braxton Hillerman, MDOtolaryngology Physician1033105309
  19. Lucy HiotisSpeech/Language/Hearing Specialist/Technologist1912451832
  20. Deanna Hirschey, PTPhysical Therapist1023276615
  21. Roslyn Hodge-SmithLicensed Practical Nurse1407176316
  22. Kathy Hodkinson, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1316111883
  23. Susan Hoenninger, M.S., LMHCMental Health Counselor1417097114
  24. Shari Hogan, MDPediatrics Physician1245302777
  25. Ellen Hollister-BreenMental Health Counselor1427813864
  26. Niki HomaSpeech-Language Pathologist1598198806
  27. Anna HooverOccupational Therapist1891556940
  28. Alisa Hopkins, RNRegistered Nurse1811404536
  29. Rebecca Hopkins, LCSW-RClinical Social Worker1942518345
  30. Sandra Horning, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1437493111
  31. Matthew HorrocksSocial Worker1053003665
  32. Danelle Hoselton, MA CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1558673715
  33. Alexis Howard, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1730968900
  34. Angel HowardLicensed Practical Nurse1700206521
  35. Cheryl Howard, PTPhysical Therapist1366499295
  36. Megan Howard, LMSWClinical Social Worker1225832694
  37. Roger Howard, CPOOrthotist1316936354
  38. Shirley Howard, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1972861003
  39. Susan Howard, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1255520391
  40. Emily Howell, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1528608668
  41. Howard Huang, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1528041878
  42. Laura Hudson, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1215245915
  43. Peter Hughes, MDUrology Physician1063405298
  44. Mary Hughes-Hoistion, CASACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740848266
  45. Heather HullLicensed Practical Nurse1184579534
  46. Joshua Hunt, RDRegistered Dietitian1902799943
  47. Shannon HuntsmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902351802
  48. Kathleen Hurd, PHARMDPharmacist1801520473
  49. David Hurlbut, DDSDentist1538451091
  50. Cynthia Hutchins, RNRegistered Nurse1427327907

The largest New York cities

  1. New York98,468
  2. Brooklyn64,057
  3. Bronx32,017
  4. Rochester20,520
  5. Buffalo13,287

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How to read this directory

Watertown, New York appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,380 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 Watertown - 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 Watertown 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 Watertown is weighted toward Licensed Practical Nurse (90 clinicians, followed by Social Worker with 70 and Pharmacist with 68). 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 New York's population, Watertown reports roughly 7.1 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 Watertown 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 Watertown, NY?

There are 1,380 registered healthcare providers in Watertown, NY, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Watertown?

The most common specialties in Watertown are Licensed Practical Nurse, Social Worker, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, Specialist. Licensed Practical Nurse has the most providers with 90.

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.