Doctors and health care providers in District of Columbia
46,351 individual NPPES records list a practice address in District of Columbia, 6,827 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 1,072 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine search.
Internal Medicine is District of Columbia's largest physician specialty
6,738 records in District of Columbia list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its District of Columbia list:
Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Across every provider type, Home Health Aide is the largest group
Washington has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
95 District of Columbia entries on the federal exclusion list
14 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in District of Columbia: conviction for a program-related crime. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a District of Columbia address, five most common authorities.
The 4 District of Columbia cities with the most records
- Washington45,857
- Ne149
- Washington Dc147
- Bolling Afb74
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in District of Columbia?
46,351 individual NPPES records list a practice address in District of Columbia, under 467 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.
What is the most common physician specialty in District of Columbia?
Internal Medicine, with 901 records, followed by pediatrics (593). Across every provider type the largest group is Home Health Aide (9,120 records).
How do I find a doctor in District of Columbia?
Open a physician specialty above for its District of Columbia list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to DC. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.