State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Delaware Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Delaware - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
Data updated 2026-08-27
- 21,312
- Providers
- 416
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 49th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Delaware has 21,312 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 49th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Registered Nurse.
- 21,312
- NPPES-registered providers
- 49th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 86%
- by provider count
- 5.8%
- Registered Nurse (largest specialty)
Where Delaware ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
21,312 14th percentile higher than 14% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
21,312 providers across 416 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 Delaware. 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 2024 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.
Delaware at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Delaware
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 416 specialties total
- Top specialty: Registered Nurse
- 1,238
- 5.8% of Delaware's 21,312 providers
Which cities in Delaware have the most providers?
Top cities in Delaware by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Wilmington
Wilmington
6,291 providers
- Newark
Newark
4,662 providers
- Dover 2,137
Dover
2,137 providers
- Lewes 1,696
Lewes
1,696 providers
- New Castle 764
New Castle
764 providers
- Milford 713
Milford
713 providers
- Middletown 607
Middletown
607 providers
- Bear 497
Bear
497 providers
- Seaford 442
Seaford
442 providers
- Georgetown 384
Georgetown
384 providers
What this shows Wilmington leads Delaware'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 | Wilmington | 6,291 |
| 2 | Newark | 4,662 |
| 3 | Dover | 2,137 |
| 4 | Lewes | 1,696 |
| 5 | New Castle | 764 |
| 6 | Milford | 713 |
| 7 | Middletown | 607 |
| 8 | Bear | 497 |
| 9 | Seaford | 442 |
| 10 | Georgetown | 384 |
| 11 | Smyrna | 349 |
| 12 | Millsboro | 341 |
| 13 | Rehoboth Beach | 291 |
| 14 | Hockessin | 273 |
| 15 | Claymont | 243 |
| 16 | Selbyville | 144 |
| 17 | Odessa | 137 |
| 18 | Milton | 112 |
| 19 | Camden | 108 |
| 20 | Laurel | 92 |
| 21 | Harrington | 77 |
| 22 | Townsend | 75 |
| 23 | Dover Afb | 72 |
| 24 | Millville | 62 |
| 25 | Felton | 59 |
| 26 | Clayton | 52 |
| 27 | Frankford | 52 |
| 28 | Bridgeville | 51 |
| 29 | Delmar | 47 |
| 30 | Magnolia | 47 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Delaware
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Delaware licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Delaware disciplinary trends →Using the Delaware data
Delaware has 21,312 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Delaware'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 Delaware'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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Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes); specialty mix by NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.