NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Kentucky

87,255 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Kentucky, 1,928 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 319 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure 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 Kentucky's largest physician specialty

14,185 records in Kentucky list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Kentucky list:

  1. Family Medicine1,968
  2. Internal Medicine1,526
  3. Emergency Medicine903
  4. Pediatrics874
  5. Anesthesiology635
  6. Obstetrics & Gynecology528
  7. Psychiatry503
  8. Diagnostic Radiology477

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

Across every provider type, Family Nurse Practitioner is the largest group

  1. Family Nurse Practitioner5,545
  2. Pharmacist4,129
  3. Clinical Social Worker4,071
  4. Mental Health Counselor3,794
  5. Students in training3,596
  6. Physical Therapist3,233
  7. Speech-Language Pathologist2,904
  8. Case Manager/Care Coordinator2,673

Louisville has the most records

  1. Louisville21,891
  2. Lexington14,031
  3. Prestonsburg3,285
  4. Bowling Green2,920
  5. Paducah1,910
  6. Owensboro1,877
  7. Elizabethtown1,781
  8. Ashland1,637

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

1,759 Kentucky entries on the federal exclusion list

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

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered1,022
  2. Conviction for a program-related crime353
  3. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect125
  4. Felony conviction for a controlled substance108
  5. Felony conviction for health care fraud76

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

The 30 Kentucky cities with the most records

  1. Louisville21,891
  2. Lexington14,031
  3. Prestonsburg3,285
  4. Bowling Green2,920
  5. Paducah1,910
  6. Owensboro1,877
  7. Elizabethtown1,781
  8. Ashland1,637
  9. Corbin1,511
  10. Somerset1,474
  11. Louisa1,308
  12. Fort Campbell1,294
  13. Florence1,234
  14. Edgewood1,159
  15. Hazard1,111
  16. Richmond1,067
  17. Pikeville1,007
  18. Hopkinsville980
  19. London690
  20. Madisonville685
  21. Morehead675
  22. Shelbyville674
  23. Covington658
  24. Frankfort651
  25. Georgetown636
  26. Glasgow599
  27. Danville545
  28. Henderson525
  29. Murray516
  30. Nicholasville492

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Kentucky?

87,255 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Kentucky, under 518 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 Kentucky?

Family Medicine, with 1,968 records, followed by internal medicine (1,526). Across every provider type the largest group is Family Nurse Practitioner (5,545 records).

How do I find a doctor in Kentucky?

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