NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Nebraska

77,154 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Nebraska, 3,900 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 334 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery 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 Nebraska's largest physician specialty

6,960 records in Nebraska list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Nebraska list:

  1. Family Medicine1,287
  2. Internal Medicine813
  3. Pediatrics391
  4. Anesthesiology364
  5. Obstetrics & Gynecology284
  6. Emergency Medicine271
  7. Psychiatry260
  8. Diagnostic Radiology245

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

Across every provider type, Personal Care Attendant is the largest group

  1. Personal Care Attendant13,406
  2. Adult Companion5,378
  3. Mental Health Counselor4,490
  4. Home Health Aide4,351
  5. Behavior Technician3,921
  6. Chore Provider3,245
  7. Day Training/Habilitation Specialist2,563
  8. Physical Therapist2,093

Omaha has the most records

  1. Omaha33,911
  2. Lincoln14,829
  3. Norfolk2,673
  4. Grand Island2,378
  5. Bellevue2,125
  6. Papillion1,575
  7. Kearney1,569
  8. Hastings1,146

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

What's distinctive here

The specialties Nebraska has more, and fewer, of than the nation

Relative to its size, Nebraska has about 69.9× the national share of chore providers and only 0.64× the share of behavior technicians. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.

More common in Nebraska

Less common in Nebraska

Each multiple is Nebraska'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.

315 Nebraska entries on the federal exclusion list

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

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered137
  2. Conviction for a program-related crime70
  3. Excluded under another health care program46
  4. Felony conviction for health care fraud17
  5. Felony conviction for a controlled substance11

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

The 30 Nebraska cities with the most records

  1. Omaha33,911
  2. Lincoln14,829
  3. Norfolk2,673
  4. Grand Island2,378
  5. Bellevue2,125
  6. Papillion1,575
  7. Kearney1,569
  8. Hastings1,146
  9. North Platte1,062
  10. Scottsbluff1,039
  11. Fremont922
  12. Elkhorn881
  13. Columbus785
  14. La Vista514
  15. Sidney500
  16. Beatrice456
  17. South Sioux City396
  18. Crete346
  19. Mc Cook311
  20. Alliance297
  21. Gretna288
  22. Bennington263
  23. York262
  24. Offutt Afb261
  25. Blair247
  26. Chadron239
  27. Cozad235
  28. Gering230
  29. Lexington227
  30. Wayne213

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Nebraska?

77,154 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Nebraska, under 460 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 Nebraska?

Family Medicine, with 1,287 records, followed by internal medicine (813). Across every provider type the largest group is Personal Care Attendant (13,406 records).

How do I find a doctor in Nebraska?

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