NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in New Jersey

165,701 individual NPPES records list a practice address in New Jersey, 1,783 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 389 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the New Jersey 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

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Internal Medicine is New Jersey's largest physician specialty

33,457 records in New Jersey list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its New Jersey list:

  1. Internal Medicine4,632
  2. Family Medicine2,770
  3. Pediatrics2,181
  4. Emergency Medicine1,754
  5. Anesthesiology1,714
  6. Psychiatry1,520
  7. Obstetrics & Gynecology1,362
  8. Cardiovascular Disease1,102

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

Across every provider type, Mental Health Counselor is the largest group

  1. Mental Health Counselor10,009
  2. Clinical Social Worker9,790
  3. Physical Therapist9,733
  4. Pharmacist8,209
  5. Students in training7,602
  6. Speech-Language Pathologist4,915
  7. Occupational Therapist4,856
  8. Internal Medicine Physician4,632

Newark has the most records

  1. Newark4,875
  2. Westampton4,785
  3. Cherry Hill4,331
  4. Camden3,188
  5. Jersey City3,027
  6. Morristown2,942
  7. Hackensack2,908
  8. New Brunswick2,740

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

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

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.

1,365 New Jersey entries on the federal exclusion list

14.7 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in New Jersey: 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 crime452
  2. License revoked, suspended or surrendered385
  3. Felony conviction for health care fraud177
  4. Felony conviction for a controlled substance98
  5. Default on a health education loan69

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

The 30 New Jersey cities with the most records

  1. Newark4,875
  2. Westampton4,785
  3. Cherry Hill4,331
  4. Camden3,188
  5. Jersey City3,027
  6. Morristown2,942
  7. Hackensack2,908
  8. New Brunswick2,740
  9. Toms River2,671
  10. Lakewood2,640
  11. Edison2,434
  12. Voorhees1,983
  13. Paramus1,842
  14. Clifton1,732
  15. Livingston1,714
  16. Brick1,681
  17. Princeton1,622
  18. Marlton1,583
  19. Trenton1,480
  20. Paterson1,474
  21. Teaneck1,462
  22. East Brunswick1,455
  23. Freehold1,431
  24. Englewood1,428
  25. Montclair1,402
  26. Wayne1,402
  27. Vineland1,396
  28. Neptune1,392
  29. Piscataway1,379
  30. West Orange1,370

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in New Jersey?

165,701 individual NPPES records list a practice address in New Jersey, under 576 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 New Jersey?

Internal Medicine, with 4,632 records, followed by family medicine (2,770). Across every provider type the largest group is Mental Health Counselor (10,009 records).

How do I find a doctor in New Jersey?

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