NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Kansas

55,269 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Kansas, 1,880 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 306 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts search.

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

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).
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Family Medicine is Kansas's largest physician specialty

9,496 records in Kansas list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Kansas list:

  1. Family Medicine1,970
  2. Internal Medicine1,010
  3. Anesthesiology468
  4. Emergency Medicine459
  5. Pediatrics421
  6. Psychiatry410
  7. Obstetrics & Gynecology364
  8. Surgery349

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

Across every provider type, Behavior Technician is the largest group

  1. Behavior Technician3,805
  2. Physical Therapist2,693
  3. Pharmacist2,581
  4. Social Worker2,575
  5. Clinical Social Worker2,393
  6. Family Nurse Practitioner2,311
  7. Family Medicine Physician1,970
  8. Professional Counselor1,495

Wichita has the most records

  1. Wichita10,360
  2. Overland Park6,064
  3. Topeka4,851
  4. Kansas City4,522
  5. Olathe2,376
  6. Lawrence2,173
  7. Manhattan1,507
  8. Lenexa1,374

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

692 Kansas entries on the federal exclusion list

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

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered288
  2. Conviction for a program-related crime239
  3. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect51
  4. Default on a health education loan27
  5. Felony conviction for health care fraud27

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

The 30 Kansas cities with the most records

  1. Wichita10,360
  2. Overland Park6,064
  3. Topeka4,851
  4. Kansas City4,522
  5. Olathe2,376
  6. Lawrence2,173
  7. Manhattan1,507
  8. Lenexa1,374
  9. Salina1,129
  10. Leavenworth1,059
  11. Leawood1,026
  12. Shawnee1,022
  13. Hutchinson849
  14. Prairie Village734
  15. Hays683
  16. Junction City576
  17. Newton553
  18. Merriam547
  19. Basehor545
  20. Pittsburg530
  21. Fort Riley489
  22. Emporia485
  23. Garden City442
  24. Shawnee Mission407
  25. Mission362
  26. Great Bend355
  27. Derby313
  28. Dodge City299
  29. Andover266
  30. Fort Leavenworth254

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Kansas?

55,269 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Kansas, under 484 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 Kansas?

Family Medicine, with 1,970 records, followed by internal medicine (1,010). Across every provider type the largest group is Behavior Technician (3,805 records).

How do I find a doctor in Kansas?

Open a physician specialty above for its Kansas list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to KS. 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.