NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Maine

33,876 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Maine, 2,427 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 458 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine 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 Maine's largest physician specialty

6,239 records in Maine list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Maine list:

  1. Family Medicine1,172
  2. Internal Medicine597
  3. Emergency Medicine466
  4. Psychiatry326
  5. Pediatrics311
  6. Anesthesiology280
  7. Hospitalist245
  8. Surgery229

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

Across every provider type, Clinical Social Worker is the largest group

  1. Clinical Social Worker3,673
  2. Physical Therapist1,682
  3. Pharmacist1,372
  4. Occupational Therapist1,297
  5. Family Nurse Practitioner1,274
  6. Family Medicine Physician1,172
  7. Speech-Language Pathologist1,168
  8. Mental Health Counselor1,151

Portland has the most records

  1. Portland6,022
  2. Bangor3,103
  3. Augusta1,740
  4. Lewiston1,728
  5. South Portland1,143
  6. Scarborough1,043
  7. Brunswick981
  8. Biddeford905

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

633 Maine entries on the federal exclusion list

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

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered293
  2. Conviction for a program-related crime114
  3. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect73
  4. Excluded under another health care program50
  5. Felony conviction for health care fraud48

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

The 30 Maine cities with the most records

  1. Portland6,022
  2. Bangor3,103
  3. Augusta1,740
  4. Lewiston1,728
  5. South Portland1,143
  6. Scarborough1,043
  7. Brunswick981
  8. Biddeford905
  9. Waterville870
  10. Saco715
  11. Westbrook559
  12. Auburn549
  13. Ellsworth453
  14. Presque Isle439
  15. Falmouth429
  16. Skowhegan396
  17. Belfast393
  18. Rockport387
  19. Kennebunk386
  20. Brewer359
  21. Farmington349
  22. York330
  23. Caribou313
  24. Sanford311
  25. Windham300
  26. Rockland297
  27. Yarmouth288
  28. Damariscotta275
  29. Norway272
  30. Houlton258

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Maine?

33,876 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Maine, under 416 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 Maine?

Family Medicine, with 1,172 records, followed by internal medicine (597). Across every provider type the largest group is Clinical Social Worker (3,673 records).

How do I find a doctor in Maine?

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