State provider profile · CMS NPPES
New Jersey Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in New Jersey - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 161,108
- Providers
- 588
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 13th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
New Jersey has 161,108 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 13th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Mental Health Counselor.
- 161,108
- NPPES-registered providers
- 13th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 23%
- by provider count
- 6.2%
- Mental Health Counselor (largest specialty)
Where New Jersey ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
161,108 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
161,108 providers across 588 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties New Jersey has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, New Jersey has about 1.6× the national share of physical therapists and only 0.73× the share of family nurse practitioners. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in New Jersey
- Physical Therapist 1.6×
- Occupational Therapist 1.6×
- Behavior Analyst 1.6×
- Mental Health Counselor 1.5×
- General Practice Dentistry 1.4×
Less common in New Jersey
Each multiple is New Jersey'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 New Jersey. 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.
New Jersey at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in New Jersey
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 588 specialties total
- Top specialty: Mental Health Counselor
- 9,910
- 6.2% of New Jersey's 161,108 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Health Counselor | 9,910 |
| 2 | Physical Therapist | 9,483 |
| 3 | Clinical Social Worker | 8,808 |
| 4 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 8,702 |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 8,099 |
| 6 | Internal Medicine Physician | 5,064 |
| 7 | Occupational Therapist | 4,720 |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 4,706 |
| 9 | Social Worker | 4,343 |
| 10 | General Practice Dentistry | 3,958 |
| 11 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,515 |
| 12 | Professional Counselor | 3,494 |
| 13 | Behavior Analyst | 3,483 |
| 14 | Physician Assistant | 3,152 |
| 15 | Chiropractor | 2,927 |
| 16 | Dentist | 2,729 |
| 17 | Family Medicine Physician | 2,653 |
| 18 | Behavior Technician | 2,406 |
| 19 | Pediatrics Physician | 2,210 |
| 20 | Registered Nurse | 2,173 |
Which cities in New Jersey have the most providers?
Top cities in New Jersey by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Newark
Newark
4,705 providers
- Westampton
Westampton
4,690 providers
- Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill
4,270 providers
- Camden
Camden
3,008 providers
- Jersey City
Jersey City
2,939 providers
- Morristown
Morristown
2,826 providers
- Hackensack
Hackensack
2,813 providers
- New Brunswick
New Brunswick
2,662 providers
- Toms River
Toms River
2,593 providers
- Lakewood
Lakewood
2,569 providers
What this shows Newark leads New Jersey'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 | Newark | 4,705 |
| 2 | Westampton | 4,690 |
| 3 | Cherry Hill | 4,270 |
| 4 | Camden | 3,008 |
| 5 | Jersey City | 2,939 |
| 6 | Morristown | 2,826 |
| 7 | Hackensack | 2,813 |
| 8 | New Brunswick | 2,662 |
| 9 | Toms River | 2,593 |
| 10 | Lakewood | 2,569 |
| 11 | Edison | 2,375 |
| 12 | Voorhees | 1,911 |
| 13 | Paramus | 1,779 |
| 14 | Clifton | 1,696 |
| 15 | Livingston | 1,660 |
| 16 | Brick | 1,615 |
| 17 | Princeton | 1,587 |
| 18 | Marlton | 1,553 |
| 19 | East Brunswick | 1,430 |
| 20 | Trenton | 1,427 |
| 21 | Teaneck | 1,422 |
| 22 | Freehold | 1,405 |
| 23 | Paterson | 1,400 |
| 24 | Englewood | 1,388 |
| 25 | Montclair | 1,368 |
| 26 | Wayne | 1,361 |
| 27 | West Orange | 1,353 |
| 28 | Neptune | 1,351 |
| 29 | Vineland | 1,351 |
| 30 | Piscataway | 1,344 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - New Jersey
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for New Jersey licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View New Jersey disciplinary trends →Using the New Jersey data
New Jersey has 161,108 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: New Jersey'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 New Jersey'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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