State provider profile · CMS NPPES
New York Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in New York - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 532,882
- Providers
- 645
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 2nd
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
New York has 532,882 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 2nd-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 532,882
- NPPES-registered providers
- 2nd
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 4%
- by provider count
- 7.8%
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (largest specialty)
Where New York ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
532,882 Top 4% higher than 96% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
532,882 providers across 645 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties New York has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, New York has about 4.4× the national share of specialists and only 0.10× the share of behavior technicians. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in New York
- Specialist 4.4×
- Licensed Practical Nurse 4.3×
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 2.4×
- Social Worker 2.3×
- Registered Nurse 2.1×
Less common in New York
- Behavior Technician 0.10×
- Counselor 0.48×
- Family Medicine Physician 0.53×
- Chiropractor 0.64×
- Behavior Analyst 0.68×
Each multiple is New York'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 York. 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 York at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in New York
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 645 specialties total
- Top specialty: Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- 41,830
- 7.8% of New York's 532,882 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 41,830 |
| 2 | Registered Nurse | 27,515 |
| 3 | Clinical Social Worker | 26,331 |
| 4 | Social Worker | 24,209 |
| 5 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 24,175 |
| 6 | Licensed Practical Nurse | 23,139 |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 22,873 |
| 8 | Specialist | 22,821 |
| 9 | Physical Therapist | 21,291 |
| 10 | Mental Health Counselor | 18,946 |
| 11 | Physician Assistant | 14,599 |
| 12 | Internal Medicine Physician | 13,660 |
| 13 | Occupational Therapist | 12,976 |
| 14 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 12,508 |
| 15 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 8,211 |
| 16 | General Practice Dentistry | 7,490 |
| 17 | Clinical Psychologist | 6,099 |
| 18 | Psychiatry Physician | 6,044 |
| 19 | Pediatrics Physician | 5,959 |
| 20 | Family Medicine Physician | 5,914 |
Which cities in New York have the most providers?
Top cities in New York by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- New York
New York
96,150 providers
- Brooklyn
Brooklyn
62,180 providers
- Bronx 31,343
Bronx
31,343 providers
- Rochester 19,999
Rochester
19,999 providers
- Buffalo 12,958
Buffalo
12,958 providers
- Staten Island 12,120
Staten Island
12,120 providers
- Syracuse 9,603
Syracuse
9,603 providers
- Albany 8,005
Albany
8,005 providers
- Flushing 6,211
Flushing
6,211 providers
- Jamaica 4,858
Jamaica
4,858 providers
What this shows New York leads New York'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 | New York | 96,150 |
| 2 | Brooklyn | 62,180 |
| 3 | Bronx | 31,343 |
| 4 | Rochester | 19,999 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 12,958 |
| 6 | Staten Island | 12,120 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 9,603 |
| 8 | Albany | 8,005 |
| 9 | Flushing | 6,211 |
| 10 | Jamaica | 4,858 |
| 11 | New Hyde Park | 4,065 |
| 12 | White Plains | 3,999 |
| 13 | Forest Hills | 3,631 |
| 14 | Poughkeepsie | 3,609 |
| 15 | Yonkers | 3,516 |
| 16 | Williamsville | 3,472 |
| 17 | Stony Brook | 2,923 |
| 18 | Manhasset | 2,740 |
| 19 | Elmhurst | 2,662 |
| 20 | Middletown | 2,602 |
| 21 | Schenectady | 2,506 |
| 22 | Great Neck | 2,479 |
| 23 | Ithaca | 2,191 |
| 24 | Astoria | 2,164 |
| 25 | Binghamton | 2,133 |
| 26 | Utica | 2,130 |
| 27 | Long Island City | 2,120 |
| 28 | New Rochelle | 2,060 |
| 29 | Garden City | 2,006 |
| 30 | Valhalla | 2,004 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - New York
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for New York licensees, sourced from the NY State Board for Professional Medical Conduct annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View New York disciplinary trends →Using the New York data
New York has 532,882 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: New York'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 York's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
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