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Minnesota Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Minnesota - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 128,831
- Providers
- 559
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 17th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Minnesota has 128,831 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 17th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Behavior Technician.
- 128,831
- NPPES-registered providers
- 17th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 30%
- by provider count
- 11.7%
- Behavior Technician (largest specialty)
Where Minnesota ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
128,831 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
128,831 providers across 559 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Minnesota has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Minnesota has about 1.9× the national share of chiropractors and only 0.72× the share of student in an organized health care education/training programs. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Minnesota
- Chiropractor 1.9×
- Behavior Technician 1.5×
- Family Medicine Physician 1.4×
- Occupational Therapist 1.3×
- Physician Assistant 1.3×
Less common in Minnesota
Each multiple is Minnesota'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 Minnesota. 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.
Minnesota at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Minnesota
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 559 specialties total
- Top specialty: Behavior Technician
- 15,021
- 11.7% of Minnesota's 128,831 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 15,021 |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 5,991 |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 5,230 |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 4,830 |
| 5 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 4,325 |
| 6 | Mental Health Counselor | 4,022 |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physician | 3,827 |
| 8 | Registered Nurse | 3,814 |
| 9 | Physician Assistant | 3,572 |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Physician | 3,408 |
| 11 | Chiropractor | 3,357 |
| 12 | Occupational Therapist | 3,111 |
| 13 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,065 |
| 14 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 2,824 |
| 15 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 2,375 |
| 16 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 2,373 |
| 17 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 2,298 |
| 18 | Nurse Practitioner | 2,238 |
| 19 | General Practice Dentistry | 2,117 |
| 20 | Professional Counselor | 1,996 |
Which cities in Minnesota have the most providers?
Top cities in Minnesota by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Minneapolis
Minneapolis
22,010 providers
- Rochester
Rochester
12,306 providers
- Saint Paul
Saint Paul
9,476 providers
- Duluth 4,018
Duluth
4,018 providers
- Saint Cloud 3,667
Saint Cloud
3,667 providers
- Edina 3,469
Edina
3,469 providers
- Bloomington 3,137
Bloomington
3,137 providers
- St Louis Park 2,973
St Louis Park
2,973 providers
- Burnsville 2,644
Burnsville
2,644 providers
- Woodbury 2,395
Woodbury
2,395 providers
What this shows Minneapolis leads Minnesota'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 | Minneapolis | 22,010 |
| 2 | Rochester | 12,306 |
| 3 | Saint Paul | 9,476 |
| 4 | Duluth | 4,018 |
| 5 | Saint Cloud | 3,667 |
| 6 | Edina | 3,469 |
| 7 | Bloomington | 3,137 |
| 8 | St Louis Park | 2,973 |
| 9 | Burnsville | 2,644 |
| 10 | Woodbury | 2,395 |
| 11 | Minnetonka | 2,336 |
| 12 | Mankato | 2,007 |
| 13 | Coon Rapids | 1,753 |
| 14 | Eden Prairie | 1,620 |
| 15 | Eagan | 1,522 |
| 16 | Maple Grove | 1,511 |
| 17 | Plymouth | 1,410 |
| 18 | Roseville | 1,231 |
| 19 | Maplewood | 1,056 |
| 20 | Golden Valley | 1,013 |
| 21 | Stillwater | 961 |
| 22 | Moorhead | 912 |
| 23 | Fridley | 907 |
| 24 | Bemidji | 868 |
| 25 | Winona | 847 |
| 26 | Brooklyn Center | 844 |
| 27 | Willmar | 791 |
| 28 | Sartell | 775 |
| 29 | Alexandria | 773 |
| 30 | Lakeville | 742 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Minnesota
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Minnesota licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Minnesota disciplinary trends →Using the Minnesota data
Minnesota has 128,831 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Minnesota'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 Minnesota'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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