State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Maryland Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Maryland - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 152,596
- Providers
- 594
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 14th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Maryland has 152,596 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 14th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Behavior Technician.
- 152,596
- NPPES-registered providers
- 14th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 25%
- by provider count
- 14.1%
- Behavior Technician (largest specialty)
Where Maryland ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
152,596 Top 25% higher than 75% of 56 jurisdictions
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
152,596 providers across 594 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Maryland has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Maryland has about 6.7× the national share of home health aides and only 0.65× the share of mental health counselors. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Maryland
- Home Health Aide 6.7×
- Behavior Technician 1.8×
- Clinical Social Worker 1.4×
- Professional Counselor 1.4×
- Social Worker 1.4×
Less common in Maryland
- Mental Health Counselor 0.65×
- Registered Nurse 0.79×
Each multiple is Maryland's share of that specialty divided by its national share, among specialties with at least 3,000 providers in-state. Source: CMS NPPES, current release.
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 Maryland. 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.
Maryland at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Maryland
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 594 specialties total
- Top specialty: Behavior Technician
- 21,451
- 14.1% of Maryland's 152,596 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 21,451 |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 8,326 |
| 3 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 6,857 |
| 4 | Home Health Aide | 6,789 |
| 5 | Physical Therapist | 5,993 |
| 6 | Pharmacist | 5,517 |
| 7 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 4,393 |
| 8 | Internal Medicine Physician | 4,212 |
| 9 | Mental Health Counselor | 4,115 |
| 10 | Social Worker | 4,087 |
| 11 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,863 |
| 12 | Professional Counselor | 3,713 |
| 13 | Physician Assistant | 3,080 |
| 14 | Registered Nurse | 3,030 |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 2,828 |
| 16 | General Practice Dentistry | 2,329 |
| 17 | Pediatrics Physician | 1,949 |
| 18 | Dentist | 1,896 |
| 19 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,865 |
| 20 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 1,757 |
Which cities in Maryland have the most providers?
Top cities in Maryland by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Baltimore
Baltimore
33,888 providers
- Rockville 12,349
Rockville
12,349 providers
- Bethesda 7,055
Bethesda
7,055 providers
- Silver Spring 6,365
Silver Spring
6,365 providers
- Columbia 6,301
Columbia
6,301 providers
- Frederick 3,850
Frederick
3,850 providers
- Towson 3,681
Towson
3,681 providers
- Annapolis 3,505
Annapolis
3,505 providers
- Gaithersburg 2,470
Gaithersburg
2,470 providers
- Lanham 2,369
Lanham
2,369 providers
What this shows Baltimore leads Maryland'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 | Baltimore | 33,888 |
| 2 | Rockville | 12,349 |
| 3 | Bethesda | 7,055 |
| 4 | Silver Spring | 6,365 |
| 5 | Columbia | 6,301 |
| 6 | Frederick | 3,850 |
| 7 | Towson | 3,681 |
| 8 | Annapolis | 3,505 |
| 9 | Gaithersburg | 2,470 |
| 10 | Lanham | 2,369 |
| 11 | Hagerstown | 2,343 |
| 12 | Laurel | 2,293 |
| 13 | Bowie | 2,253 |
| 14 | Salisbury | 2,198 |
| 15 | Pikesville | 2,115 |
| 16 | Hyattsville | 2,102 |
| 17 | Glen Burnie | 1,896 |
| 18 | Bel Air | 1,893 |
| 19 | Ellicott City | 1,604 |
| 20 | Upper Marlboro | 1,533 |
| 21 | Owings Mills | 1,499 |
| 22 | Westminster | 1,295 |
| 23 | Greenbelt | 1,281 |
| 24 | Germantown | 1,260 |
| 25 | Waldorf | 1,211 |
| 26 | Chevy Chase | 1,097 |
| 27 | Cumberland | 1,061 |
| 28 | Catonsville | 980 |
| 29 | Lutherville | 941 |
| 30 | Takoma Park | 923 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Maryland
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Maryland licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Maryland disciplinary trends →Using the Maryland data
Maryland has 152,596 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Maryland'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 Maryland'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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