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New Mexico Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in New Mexico - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 55,006
- Providers
- 488
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 35th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
New Mexico has 55,006 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 35th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Behavior Technician.
- 55,006
- NPPES-registered providers
- 35th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 62%
- by provider count
- 9.5%
- Behavior Technician (largest specialty)
Where New Mexico ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
55,006 38th percentile higher than 38% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
55,006 providers across 488 specialties
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 Mexico. 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 Mexico at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in New Mexico
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 488 specialties total
- Top specialty: Behavior Technician
- 5,240
- 9.5% of New Mexico's 55,006 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 5,240 |
| 2 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 3,441 |
| 3 | Mental Health Counselor | 2,815 |
| 4 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,170 |
| 5 | Counselor | 2,112 |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 2,072 |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 1,991 |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,955 |
| 9 | Social Worker | 1,730 |
| 10 | Registered Nurse | 1,714 |
| 11 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 1,484 |
| 12 | Physical Therapist | 1,386 |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,247 |
| 14 | Community Health Worker | 1,163 |
| 15 | School Registered Nurse | 973 |
| 16 | Behavior Analyst | 966 |
| 17 | Professional Counselor | 921 |
| 18 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 868 |
| 19 | Occupational Therapist | 815 |
| 20 | Internal Medicine Physician | 814 |
Which cities in New Mexico have the most providers?
Top cities in New Mexico by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Albuquerque
Albuquerque
23,314 providers
- Las Cruces 5,180
Las Cruces
5,180 providers
- Santa Fe 4,462
Santa Fe
4,462 providers
- Rio Rancho 2,094
Rio Rancho
2,094 providers
- Gallup 2,041
Gallup
2,041 providers
- Farmington 1,538
Farmington
1,538 providers
- Alamogordo 1,305
Alamogordo
1,305 providers
- Clovis 1,148
Clovis
1,148 providers
- Roswell 984
Roswell
984 providers
- Taos 872
Taos
872 providers
What this shows Albuquerque leads New Mexico'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 | Albuquerque | 23,314 |
| 2 | Las Cruces | 5,180 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 4,462 |
| 4 | Rio Rancho | 2,094 |
| 5 | Gallup | 2,041 |
| 6 | Farmington | 1,538 |
| 7 | Alamogordo | 1,305 |
| 8 | Clovis | 1,148 |
| 9 | Roswell | 984 |
| 10 | Taos | 872 |
| 11 | Hobbs | 775 |
| 12 | Los Lunas | 717 |
| 13 | Las Vegas | 675 |
| 14 | Silver City | 629 |
| 15 | Espanola | 600 |
| 16 | Carlsbad | 581 |
| 17 | Shiprock | 501 |
| 18 | Portales | 370 |
| 19 | Los Alamos | 322 |
| 20 | Ruidoso | 297 |
| 21 | Santa Teresa | 297 |
| 22 | Anthony | 277 |
| 23 | Raton | 264 |
| 24 | Belen | 263 |
| 25 | Deming | 257 |
| 26 | Artesia | 251 |
| 27 | Socorro | 211 |
| 28 | Bernalillo | 200 |
| 29 | Tucumcari | 185 |
| 30 | Lovington | 184 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - New Mexico
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for New Mexico licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View New Mexico disciplinary trends →Using the New Mexico data
New Mexico has 55,006 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: New Mexico'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 Mexico'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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