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Arizona Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Arizona - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 122,993
- Providers
- 584
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 19th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Arizona has 122,993 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 19th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Pharmacist.
- 122,993
- NPPES-registered providers
- 19th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 34%
- by provider count
- 5.6%
- Pharmacist (largest specialty)
Where Arizona ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
122,993 Top 34% higher than 66% of 56 jurisdictions
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
122,993 providers across 584 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Arizona has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Arizona has about 1.4× the national share of family nurse practitioners and only 0.64× the share of mental health counselors. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Arizona
- Family Nurse Practitioner 1.4×
- Pharmacist 1.4×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 1.3×
- Registered Nurse 1.3×
- Physician Assistant 1.3×
Less common in Arizona
Each multiple is Arizona's share of that specialty divided by its national share, among specialties with at least 3,000 providers in-state. Source: CMS NPPES, current release.
How to read this directory
This count includes every individual clinician, physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and psychologists, with a current active National Provider Identifier on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a primary practice address in Arizona. Organizations such as hospitals, group practices, and pharmacies carry their own separate NPPES records and are deliberately not included in this individual-provider total, and each clinician is counted once under their registered primary taxonomy. 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.
Important: this is a directory of public CMS government data, not a quality ranking, a review aggregator, or medical advice. NPPES records are self-reported and refreshed monthly, so a listed address or phone number can lag reality; always call the office to confirm location, insurance acceptance, and new-patient availability before booking. Verify licensure and disciplinary history, which are not shown here, through the NPI Registry and your state medical board.
Arizona at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Arizona
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 584 specialties total
- Top specialty: Pharmacist
- 6,898
- 5.6% of Arizona's 122,993 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacist | 6,898 |
| 2 | Behavior Technician | 6,897 |
| 3 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 5,245 |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 5,173 |
| 5 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 4,286 |
| 6 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 4,255 |
| 7 | Registered Nurse | 3,865 |
| 8 | Internal Medicine Physician | 3,374 |
| 9 | Physician Assistant | 3,267 |
| 10 | Mental Health Counselor | 3,243 |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physician | 3,027 |
| 12 | Clinical Social Worker | 2,827 |
| 13 | Professional Counselor | 2,560 |
| 14 | General Practice Dentistry | 2,442 |
| 15 | Speech-Language Assistant | 2,391 |
| 16 | Occupational Therapist | 2,078 |
| 17 | Chiropractor | 1,971 |
| 18 | Dentist | 1,925 |
| 19 | Social Worker | 1,638 |
| 20 | Behavior Analyst | 1,503 |
Which cities in Arizona have the most providers?
Top cities in Arizona by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Phoenix
Phoenix
30,496 providers
- Tucson
Tucson
18,273 providers
- Scottsdale 10,729
Scottsdale
10,729 providers
- Mesa 8,842
Mesa
8,842 providers
- Gilbert 5,600
Gilbert
5,600 providers
- Glendale 5,279
Glendale
5,279 providers
- Chandler 5,227
Chandler
5,227 providers
- Tempe 4,227
Tempe
4,227 providers
- Peoria 2,455
Peoria
2,455 providers
- Flagstaff 2,374
Flagstaff
2,374 providers
What this shows Phoenix leads Arizona's 30+ reporting cities; provider supply concentrates in the largest metros, so a statewide total understates rural access gaps.
Full city breakdown with each city's share of the state total:
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 30,496 |
| 2 | Tucson | 18,273 |
| 3 | Scottsdale | 10,729 |
| 4 | Mesa | 8,842 |
| 5 | Gilbert | 5,600 |
| 6 | Glendale | 5,279 |
| 7 | Chandler | 5,227 |
| 8 | Tempe | 4,227 |
| 9 | Peoria | 2,455 |
| 10 | Flagstaff | 2,374 |
| 11 | Surprise | 1,979 |
| 12 | Prescott | 1,774 |
| 13 | Yuma | 1,763 |
| 14 | Goodyear | 1,539 |
| 15 | Avondale | 1,440 |
| 16 | Tuba City | 1,018 |
| 17 | Casa Grande | 828 |
| 18 | Sun City | 782 |
| 19 | Sierra Vista | 769 |
| 20 | Queen Creek | 750 |
| 21 | Kingman | 727 |
| 22 | Prescott Valley | 619 |
| 23 | Lake Havasu City | 615 |
| 24 | Sun City West | 584 |
| 25 | Fort Defiance | 557 |
| 26 | Cottonwood | 551 |
| 27 | Fountain Hills | 550 |
| 28 | Litchfield Park | 537 |
| 29 | Oro Valley | 529 |
| 30 | San Tan Valley | 480 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Arizona
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Arizona licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Arizona disciplinary trends →Using the Arizona data
Arizona has 122,993 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Arizona's provider mix differs from the national distribution, and the per-specialty pages show who actually practices here. Browse specialties
- Verify any shortlisted provider's federal record and license before booking, registration alone is not a quality signal. NPI lookup
- Check Arizona's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
Counts reflect CMS NPPES registrations, which can lag retirements and relocations. PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.
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