NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Idaho

33,404 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Idaho, 1,700 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 247 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Idaho Board of Medicine search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

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Family Medicine is Idaho's largest physician specialty

5,102 records in Idaho list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Idaho list:

  1. Family Medicine1,316
  2. Internal Medicine453
  3. Emergency Medicine310
  4. Pediatrics223
  5. Diagnostic Radiology212
  6. Obstetrics & Gynecology191
  7. Surgery179
  8. Psychiatry164

Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Across every provider type, Physical Therapist is the largest group

  1. Physical Therapist1,768
  2. Pharmacist1,763
  3. Clinical Social Worker1,750
  4. Mental Health Counselor1,620
  5. Social Worker1,592
  6. Family Medicine Physician1,316
  7. Physician Assistant1,250
  8. Family Nurse Practitioner1,215

Boise has the most records

  1. Boise9,467
  2. Meridian2,980
  3. Idaho Falls2,467
  4. Coeur D Alene2,341
  5. Nampa2,005
  6. Pocatello1,968
  7. Twin Falls1,660
  8. Lewiston764

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

360 Idaho entries on the federal exclusion list

18.3 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Idaho: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered159
  2. Conviction for a program-related crime91
  3. Excluded under another health care program29
  4. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect26
  5. Felony conviction for a controlled substance17

Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Idaho address, five most common authorities.

The 30 Idaho cities with the most records

  1. Boise9,467
  2. Meridian2,980
  3. Idaho Falls2,467
  4. Coeur D Alene2,341
  5. Nampa2,005
  6. Pocatello1,968
  7. Twin Falls1,660
  8. Lewiston764
  9. Caldwell736
  10. Moscow659
  11. Post Falls655
  12. Eagle641
  13. Rexburg585
  14. Sandpoint490
  15. Ammon420
  16. Hayden348
  17. Blackfoot330
  18. Burley270
  19. Chubbuck264
  20. Mountain Home200
  21. Kuna191
  22. Ketchum161
  23. Hailey156
  24. Emmett155
  25. Fruitland147
  26. Jerome137
  27. McCall135
  28. Rigby135
  29. Bonners Ferry122
  30. Mountain Home Afb120

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Idaho?

33,404 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Idaho, under 442 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 Idaho?

Family Medicine, with 1,316 records, followed by internal medicine (453). Across every provider type the largest group is Physical Therapist (1,768 records).

How do I find a doctor in Idaho?

Open a physician specialty above for its Idaho list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to ID. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.

The largest states

  1. California974,315
  2. New York545,291
  3. Florida470,495
  4. Texas433,013
  5. Ohio327,042

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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.