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Connecticut Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Connecticut - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 82,112
- Providers
- 531
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 29th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Connecticut has 82,112 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 29th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 82,112
- NPPES-registered providers
- 29th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 52%
- by provider count
- 8.4%
- Clinical Social Worker (largest specialty)
Where Connecticut ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
82,112 48th percentile higher than 48% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
82,112 providers across 531 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 Connecticut. 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.
Connecticut at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Connecticut
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 531 specialties total
- Top specialty: Clinical Social Worker
- 6,921
- 8.4% of Connecticut's 82,112 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 6,921 |
| 2 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 6,318 |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 3,474 |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 3,205 |
| 5 | Internal Medicine Physician | 2,795 |
| 6 | Mental Health Counselor | 2,598 |
| 7 | Professional Counselor | 2,392 |
| 8 | Social Worker | 2,277 |
| 9 | Physician Assistant | 2,231 |
| 10 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 2,222 |
| 11 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 1,870 |
| 12 | Behavior Technician | 1,657 |
| 13 | Occupational Therapist | 1,630 |
| 14 | Counselor | 1,625 |
| 15 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,611 |
| 16 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,571 |
| 17 | Registered Nurse | 1,262 |
| 18 | Behavior Analyst | 1,261 |
| 19 | Psychiatry Physician | 1,097 |
| 20 | Pediatrics Physician | 1,081 |
Which cities in Connecticut have the most providers?
Top cities in Connecticut by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- New Haven
New Haven
9,494 providers
- Hartford
Hartford
6,156 providers
- Waterbury 3,115
Waterbury
3,115 providers
- Bridgeport 2,867
Bridgeport
2,867 providers
- Farmington 2,861
Farmington
2,861 providers
- Stamford 2,689
Stamford
2,689 providers
- Danbury 2,340
Danbury
2,340 providers
- Manchester 2,140
Manchester
2,140 providers
- Norwalk 1,943
Norwalk
1,943 providers
- New Britain 1,711
New Britain
1,711 providers
What this shows New Haven leads Connecticut'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 | New Haven | 9,494 |
| 2 | Hartford | 6,156 |
| 3 | Waterbury | 3,115 |
| 4 | Bridgeport | 2,867 |
| 5 | Farmington | 2,861 |
| 6 | Stamford | 2,689 |
| 7 | Danbury | 2,340 |
| 8 | Manchester | 2,140 |
| 9 | Norwalk | 1,943 |
| 10 | New Britain | 1,711 |
| 11 | West Hartford | 1,614 |
| 12 | Middletown | 1,551 |
| 13 | Fairfield | 1,417 |
| 14 | Norwich | 1,396 |
| 15 | Hamden | 1,387 |
| 16 | West Haven | 1,306 |
| 17 | New London | 1,195 |
| 18 | Greenwich | 1,162 |
| 19 | Milford | 1,037 |
| 20 | Enfield | 984 |
| 21 | East Hartford | 952 |
| 22 | Glastonbury | 916 |
| 23 | Meriden | 881 |
| 24 | Westport | 863 |
| 25 | Wallingford | 836 |
| 26 | Bristol | 818 |
| 27 | Windsor | 818 |
| 28 | Torrington | 805 |
| 29 | Shelton | 762 |
| 30 | Trumbull | 761 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Connecticut
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Connecticut licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Connecticut disciplinary trends →Using the Connecticut data
Connecticut has 82,112 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Connecticut'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 Connecticut'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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