State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Nebraska Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Nebraska - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 71,426
- Providers
- 465
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 32nd
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Nebraska has 71,426 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 32nd-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Personal Care Attendant.
- 71,426
- NPPES-registered providers
- 32nd
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 57%
- by provider count
- 13.7%
- Personal Care Attendant (largest specialty)
Where Nebraska ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
71,426 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
71,426 providers across 465 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Nebraska has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Nebraska has about 47.8× the national share of adult companions 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
- Adult Companion 47.8×
- Chore Provider 42.2×
- Personal Care Attendant 11.7×
- Home Health Aide 7.4×
- Mental Health Counselor 1.3×
Less common in Nebraska
- Behavior Technician 0.64×
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.
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 Nebraska. 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.
Nebraska at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Nebraska
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 465 specialties total
- Top specialty: Personal Care Attendant
- 9,767
- 13.7% of Nebraska's 71,426 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Care Attendant | 9,767 |
| 2 | Adult Companion | 5,446 |
| 3 | Chore Provider | 4,386 |
| 4 | Mental Health Counselor | 3,978 |
| 5 | Home Health Aide | 3,514 |
| 6 | Behavior Technician | 3,512 |
| 7 | Day Training/Habilitation Specialist | 2,325 |
| 8 | Physical Therapist | 1,981 |
| 9 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,812 |
| 10 | Pharmacist | 1,799 |
| 11 | Attendant Care Provider | 1,397 |
| 12 | Occupational Therapist | 1,272 |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,266 |
| 14 | Physician Assistant | 1,228 |
| 15 | Registered Nurse | 1,132 |
| 16 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 1,007 |
| 17 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 992 |
| 18 | Homemaker | 951 |
| 19 | Internal Medicine Physician | 922 |
| 20 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 893 |
Which cities in Nebraska have the most providers?
Top cities in Nebraska by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Omaha
Omaha
31,252 providers
- Lincoln
Lincoln
13,749 providers
- Norfolk 2,440
Norfolk
2,440 providers
- Grand Island 2,187
Grand Island
2,187 providers
- Bellevue 1,857
Bellevue
1,857 providers
- Papillion 1,485
Papillion
1,485 providers
- Kearney 1,470
Kearney
1,470 providers
- Hastings 1,072
Hastings
1,072 providers
- Scottsbluff 981
Scottsbluff
981 providers
- North Platte 975
North Platte
975 providers
What this shows Omaha leads Nebraska'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 | Omaha | 31,252 |
| 2 | Lincoln | 13,749 |
| 3 | Norfolk | 2,440 |
| 4 | Grand Island | 2,187 |
| 5 | Bellevue | 1,857 |
| 6 | Papillion | 1,485 |
| 7 | Kearney | 1,470 |
| 8 | Hastings | 1,072 |
| 9 | Scottsbluff | 981 |
| 10 | North Platte | 975 |
| 11 | Fremont | 879 |
| 12 | Elkhorn | 818 |
| 13 | Columbus | 741 |
| 14 | Sidney | 466 |
| 15 | La Vista | 452 |
| 16 | Beatrice | 423 |
| 17 | South Sioux City | 369 |
| 18 | Crete | 328 |
| 19 | Alliance | 280 |
| 20 | Mc Cook | 260 |
| 21 | Gretna | 252 |
| 22 | York | 252 |
| 23 | Bennington | 234 |
| 24 | Blair | 234 |
| 25 | Chadron | 234 |
| 26 | Gering | 220 |
| 27 | Cozad | 210 |
| 28 | Lexington | 206 |
| 29 | Offutt Afb | 205 |
| 30 | Wayne | 197 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Nebraska
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Nebraska licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Nebraska disciplinary trends →Using the Nebraska data
Nebraska has 71,426 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Nebraska'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 Nebraska'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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