State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Kansas Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Kansas — actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 53,616
- Providers
- 485
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 36th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Kansas has 53,616 CMS-registered healthcare providers — the 36th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Behavior Technician.
- 53,616
- NPPES-registered providers
- 36th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 64%
- by provider count
- 6.6%
- Behavior Technician (largest specialty)
Where Kansas ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory — CMS NPPES
53,616 36th percentile higher than 36% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
53,616 providers across 485 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 Kansas. 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.
Kansas at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Kansas
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy — 485 specialties total
- Top specialty: Behavior Technician
- 3,544
- 6.6% of Kansas's 53,616 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 3,544 |
| 2 | Social Worker | 2,697 |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 2,626 |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 2,595 |
| 5 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 2,100 |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,976 |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,933 |
| 8 | Registered Nurse | 1,486 |
| 9 | Chiropractor | 1,447 |
| 10 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,446 |
| 11 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 1,417 |
| 12 | Professional Counselor | 1,287 |
| 13 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,244 |
| 14 | Physician Assistant | 1,218 |
| 15 | Nurse Practitioner | 1,214 |
| 16 | Occupational Therapist | 1,142 |
| 17 | Internal Medicine Physician | 1,128 |
| 18 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 1,103 |
| 19 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,054 |
| 20 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 791 |
Which cities in Kansas have the most providers?
Top cities in Kansas by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Wichita
Wichita
10,099 providers
- Overland Park
Overland Park
5,855 providers
- Topeka
Topeka
4,783 providers
- Kansas City
Kansas City
4,249 providers
- Olathe 2,304
Olathe
2,304 providers
- Lawrence 2,123
Lawrence
2,123 providers
- Manhattan 1,443
Manhattan
1,443 providers
- Lenexa 1,258
Lenexa
1,258 providers
- Salina 1,108
Salina
1,108 providers
- Leavenworth 1,018
Leavenworth
1,018 providers
What this shows Wichita leads Kansas'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 | Wichita | 10,099 |
| 2 | Overland Park | 5,855 |
| 3 | Topeka | 4,783 |
| 4 | Kansas City | 4,249 |
| 5 | Olathe | 2,304 |
| 6 | Lawrence | 2,123 |
| 7 | Manhattan | 1,443 |
| 8 | Lenexa | 1,258 |
| 9 | Salina | 1,108 |
| 10 | Leavenworth | 1,018 |
| 11 | Shawnee | 994 |
| 12 | Leawood | 973 |
| 13 | Hutchinson | 836 |
| 14 | Prairie Village | 704 |
| 15 | Hays | 654 |
| 16 | Junction City | 555 |
| 17 | Newton | 545 |
| 18 | Merriam | 534 |
| 19 | Basehor | 531 |
| 20 | Pittsburg | 518 |
| 21 | Fort Riley | 496 |
| 22 | Emporia | 465 |
| 23 | Garden City | 436 |
| 24 | Shawnee Mission | 404 |
| 25 | Great Bend | 353 |
| 26 | Mission | 345 |
| 27 | Dodge City | 300 |
| 28 | Derby | 294 |
| 29 | Andover | 262 |
| 30 | Fort Leavenworth | 249 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context — Kansas
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Kansas licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Kansas disciplinary trends →Using the Kansas data
Kansas has 53,616 active registered providers — here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Kansas'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 Kansas'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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