State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Arkansas Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Arkansas - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 65,975
- Providers
- 484
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 34th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Arkansas has 65,975 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 34th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Case Manager/Care Coordinator.
- 65,975
- NPPES-registered providers
- 34th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 61%
- by provider count
- 17.2%
- Case Manager/Care Coordinator (largest specialty)
Where Arkansas ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
65,975 39th percentile higher than 39% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
65,975 providers across 484 specialties
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 Arkansas. 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.
Arkansas at a glance
Typical distributionTop specialties in Arkansas
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 484 specialties total
- Top specialty: Case Manager/Care Coordinator
- 11,377
- 17.2% of Arkansas's 65,975 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 11,377 |
| 2 | Behavior Technician | 3,654 |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 3,569 |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 2,850 |
| 5 | Mental Health Counselor | 2,799 |
| 6 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,616 |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 2,497 |
| 8 | Physical Therapist | 2,187 |
| 9 | Counselor | 1,750 |
| 10 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,650 |
| 11 | Occupational Therapist | 1,590 |
| 12 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,541 |
| 13 | Social Worker | 1,441 |
| 14 | Registered Nurse | 1,329 |
| 15 | Professional Counselor | 1,178 |
| 16 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 1,177 |
| 17 | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 1,038 |
| 18 | Day Training/Habilitation Specialist | 864 |
| 19 | Internal Medicine Physician | 847 |
| 20 | General Practice Dentistry | 823 |
Which cities in Arkansas have the most providers?
Top cities in Arkansas by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Little Rock
Little Rock
12,782 providers
- Jonesboro 4,875
Jonesboro
4,875 providers
- Fayetteville 3,787
Fayetteville
3,787 providers
- Fort Smith 2,862
Fort Smith
2,862 providers
- Conway 2,760
Conway
2,760 providers
- Springdale 2,273
Springdale
2,273 providers
- North Little Rock 2,218
North Little Rock
2,218 providers
- Hot Springs 2,003
Hot Springs
2,003 providers
- Benton 1,920
Benton
1,920 providers
- Rogers 1,877
Rogers
1,877 providers
What this shows Little Rock leads Arkansas'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 | Little Rock | 12,782 |
| 2 | Jonesboro | 4,875 |
| 3 | Fayetteville | 3,787 |
| 4 | Fort Smith | 2,862 |
| 5 | Conway | 2,760 |
| 6 | Springdale | 2,273 |
| 7 | North Little Rock | 2,218 |
| 8 | Hot Springs | 2,003 |
| 9 | Benton | 1,920 |
| 10 | Rogers | 1,877 |
| 11 | Bentonville | 1,650 |
| 12 | Searcy | 1,359 |
| 13 | Paragould | 1,340 |
| 14 | Russellville | 1,247 |
| 15 | Batesville | 986 |
| 16 | Mountain Home | 882 |
| 17 | Pine Bluff | 838 |
| 18 | Harrison | 657 |
| 19 | Texarkana | 598 |
| 20 | West Memphis | 591 |
| 21 | Sherwood | 570 |
| 22 | Arkadelphia | 545 |
| 23 | Cabot | 540 |
| 24 | Bryant | 511 |
| 25 | Van Buren | 506 |
| 26 | El Dorado | 494 |
| 27 | Malvern | 487 |
| 28 | Clarksville | 480 |
| 29 | Jacksonville | 470 |
| 30 | Monticello | 402 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Arkansas
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Arkansas licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Arkansas disciplinary trends →Using the Arkansas data
Arkansas has 65,975 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Arkansas'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 Arkansas'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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