State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Maine Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Maine - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
Data updated 2026-05-20
- 33,183
- Providers
- 433
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 41st
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Maine has 33,183 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 41st-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 33,183
- NPPES-registered providers
- 41st
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 73%
- by provider count
- 10.2%
- Clinical Social Worker (largest specialty)
Where Maine ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
33,183 27th percentile higher than 27% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
33,183 providers across 433 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 Maine. 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.
Maine at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Maine
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 433 specialties total
- Top specialty: Clinical Social Worker
- 3,369
- 10.2% of Maine's 33,183 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 3,369 |
| 2 | Physical Therapist | 1,644 |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 1,355 |
| 4 | Occupational Therapist | 1,265 |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,159 |
| 6 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,145 |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 1,142 |
| 8 | Mental Health Counselor | 1,139 |
| 9 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,121 |
| 10 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 1,065 |
| 11 | Physician Assistant | 982 |
| 12 | Professional Counselor | 964 |
| 13 | Internal Medicine Physician | 755 |
| 14 | Registered Nurse | 719 |
| 15 | Social Worker | 622 |
| 16 | Massage Therapist | 599 |
| 17 | General Practice Dentistry | 497 |
| 18 | Counselor | 488 |
| 19 | Nurse Practitioner | 458 |
| 20 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 437 |
Which cities in Maine have the most providers?
Top cities in Maine by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Portland
Portland
5,789 providers
- Bangor
Bangor
3,087 providers
- Lewiston 1,729
Lewiston
1,729 providers
- Augusta 1,705
Augusta
1,705 providers
- South Portland 1,111
South Portland
1,111 providers
- Scarborough 1,007
Scarborough
1,007 providers
- Brunswick 954
Brunswick
954 providers
- Biddeford 892
Biddeford
892 providers
- Waterville 860
Waterville
860 providers
- Saco 706
Saco
706 providers
What this shows Portland leads Maine'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 | Portland | 5,789 |
| 2 | Bangor | 3,087 |
| 3 | Lewiston | 1,729 |
| 4 | Augusta | 1,705 |
| 5 | South Portland | 1,111 |
| 6 | Scarborough | 1,007 |
| 7 | Brunswick | 954 |
| 8 | Biddeford | 892 |
| 9 | Waterville | 860 |
| 10 | Saco | 706 |
| 11 | Auburn | 544 |
| 12 | Westbrook | 543 |
| 13 | Ellsworth | 444 |
| 14 | Presque Isle | 432 |
| 15 | Falmouth | 421 |
| 16 | Belfast | 388 |
| 17 | Skowhegan | 386 |
| 18 | Rockport | 378 |
| 19 | Kennebunk | 377 |
| 20 | Brewer | 359 |
| 21 | Farmington | 341 |
| 22 | York | 324 |
| 23 | Caribou | 314 |
| 24 | Sanford | 303 |
| 25 | Rockland | 296 |
| 26 | Windham | 292 |
| 27 | Yarmouth | 282 |
| 28 | Damariscotta | 268 |
| 29 | Norway | 267 |
| 30 | Houlton | 252 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Maine
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Maine licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Maine disciplinary trends →Using the Maine data
Maine has 33,183 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Maine'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 Maine'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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