Doctors in Worcester, MA
Active healthcare providers in Worcester sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Worcester ranks 2nd among 400 Massachusetts cities by CMS provider count, holding 6% of the state's NPIs, led by Behavior Technician.
- 12,782
- NPPES providers in city
- 2nd
- of 400 MA cities
- 6%
- of Massachusetts providers
- 26%
- in top 3 specialties
Worcester ranks #2 of 10 Massachusetts cities for Behavior Technician.
Where Worcester ranks among Massachusetts cities
Provider count vs every Massachusetts city in CMS NPPES (400 cities)
12,782 Top 1% higher than 99% of 400 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Worcester
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
1,314 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
1,088 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
927 providers
- Developmental Therap…
Developmental Therapist
785 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
560 providers
- Counselor
Counselor
560 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 524
Internal Medicine Physician
524 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 458
Nurse Practitioner
458 providers
- Physician Assistant 395
Physician Assistant
395 providers
- Registered Nurse 323
Registered Nurse
323 providers
What this shows Behavior Technician is the largest specialty (1,314 providers, 10.3% of the city), followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Worcester has more, and fewer, of than Massachusetts average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Massachusetts , Worcester over-indexes developmental therapist at 2.5× the state average and under-indexes physical therapist at 0.53×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Massachusetts average
- Developmental Therapist 2.5×
- Nurse Practitioner 2.4×
- Behavior Technician 2.1×
- Emergency Medicine Physician 1.8×
Less common here than Massachusetts average
- Physical Therapist 0.53×
- Pharmacist 0.54×
- Clinical Social Worker 0.56×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.69×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Worcester, Massachusetts appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 12,782 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Worcester - 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 Worcester 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Worcester is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,314 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 1,088 and Mental Health Counselor with 927). 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 Massachusetts's population, Worcester reports roughly 182.6 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 Worcester 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.
Which specialties are most common in Worcester
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 1,314 | 10.3% |
| 2 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,088 | 8.5% |
| 3 | Mental Health Counselor | 927 | 7.3% |
| 4 | Developmental Therapist | 785 | 6.1% |
| 5 | Clinical Social Worker | 560 | 4.4% |
| 6 | Counselor | 560 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Internal Medicine Physician | 524 | 4.1% |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioner | 458 | 3.6% |
| 9 | Physician Assistant | 395 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Registered Nurse | 323 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Social Worker | 280 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Behavior Analyst | 254 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Physical Therapist | 221 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 211 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Pharmacist | 192 | 1.5% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 4)
| Name |
|---|
| Farrukh Ahmad Internal Medicine Physician |
| Nina Ahmadi Lashkenari, RPH Pharmacist |
| Parnian Ahmadi Moghaddam, M.D. Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Habeebunnisa Ahmed, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Hanna Ahmed, M.D Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Hiyam Ahmed, MBBS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Maggi Ahmed Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Redwan Ahmed, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Wiaam Ahmed, M.D Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Min Ahn, MD Otolaryngology Physician |
| Hajrah Ahsan Hospitalist Physician |
| Samir Ahuja, M.B.B.S. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jeremy Aidlen, MD Pediatric Surgery Physician |
| Elana Aiello Counselor |
| Elizabeth Aiello, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Francesco Aiello, MD Vascular Surgery Physician |
| Sandra Aiello, APRN Nurse Practitioner |
| Cynthia Aiken Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Alero Aikhuele, MHS Doula |
| Sarah Aikman Behavior Technician |
| Bhavana Aitha, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Sarah Aitken Behavior Technician |
| Ali Aji, BDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Salini Ajitha, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Aravindh Ajithkumar Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Andressa Akabane, MD MMSC Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ali Akalin, MD Anatomic Pathology Physician |
| Cyrus Akbarian, M.D. Neurology Physician |
| Schahram Akbarian, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Padmastuti Akella, MD Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Mitchell Aker Developmental Therapist |
| Taha Akhtar, BDS, CAGS Prosthodontics |
| Thomas Akie, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Margaret Akintan Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Oluwayinka Akinyinka-Ojelabi, MD Behavior Technician |
| Mercy Akomeah, RN BSN Registered Nurse |
| Christabel Akowuah Behavior Technician |
| Ime Akpan-Mahoney Registered Nurse |
| Beriline Akwe Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Mustafa Akyurek, M.D. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician |
| Fouad Al Adel, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Doaa Al Gailani Pharmacist |
| Karrar Al Gburi Internal Medicine Physician |
| Anas Al Najjar, DMD Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry |
| Ahmed Al Rubaye Social Worker |
| Leona Al Sayah, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Altaib Al Yassin Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mohammad Al-Attar, M.D Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Abdurrahman Al-Awady Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Iman Al-Bader, RD Registered Dietitian |
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