NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Nevada

99,960 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Nevada, 3,129 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 283 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).
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Family Medicine is Nevada's largest physician specialty

8,732 records in Nevada list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Nevada list:

  1. Family Medicine1,243
  2. Internal Medicine1,229
  3. Emergency Medicine575
  4. Anesthesiology536
  5. Pediatrics380
  6. Obstetrics & Gynecology318
  7. Psychiatry316
  8. Diagnostic Radiology310

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 Attendant31,985
  2. Behavior Technician6,372
  3. Rehabilitation Practitioner5,354
  4. Behavior Analyst4,540
  5. Mental Health Counselor2,468
  6. Family Nurse Practitioner2,165
  7. Clinical Social Worker2,164
  8. Students in training2,099

Las Vegas has the most records

  1. Las Vegas65,269
  2. Reno11,565
  3. Henderson7,490
  4. North Las Vegas5,713
  5. Sparks2,016
  6. Carson City1,556
  7. Nellis Afb829
  8. Pahrump813

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

695 Nevada entries on the federal exclusion list

21.8 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Nevada: conviction for a program-related crime. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. Conviction for a program-related crime284
  2. License revoked, suspended or surrendered275
  3. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect46
  4. Felony conviction for health care fraud18
  5. Excluded under another health care program16

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

The 30 Nevada cities with the most records

  1. Las Vegas65,269
  2. Reno11,565
  3. Henderson7,490
  4. North Las Vegas5,713
  5. Sparks2,016
  6. Carson City1,556
  7. Nellis Afb829
  8. Pahrump813
  9. N Las Vegas737
  10. Elko720
  11. Fallon357
  12. Boulder City262
  13. Minden256
  14. Gardnerville251
  15. Yerington247
  16. Mesquite241
  17. Fernley191
  18. Winnemucca166
  19. Deeth136
  20. Laughlin93
  21. Ely90
  22. Dayton83
  23. Incline Village74
  24. Silver Springs70
  25. Sun Valley58
  26. Spring Creek55
  27. Stateline47
  28. Owyhee38
  29. Hawthorne36
  30. Battle Mountain32

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Nevada?

99,960 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Nevada, under 500 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 Nevada?

Family Medicine, with 1,243 records, followed by internal medicine (1,229). Across every provider type the largest group is Personal Care Attendant (31,985 records).

How do I find a doctor in Nevada?

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