Doctors and health care providers in North Dakota
22,373 individual NPPES records list a practice address in North Dakota, 2,854 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 347 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the North Dakota Board of Medicine search.
Family Medicine is North Dakota's largest physician specialty
2,811 records in North Dakota list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its North Dakota list:
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
Fargo has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
183 North Dakota entries on the federal exclusion list
23.3 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in North Dakota: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a North Dakota address, five most common authorities.
The 30 North Dakota cities with the most records
- Fargo7,209
- Bismarck3,669
- Grand Forks2,524
- Minot1,888
- Dickinson719
- West Fargo681
- Jamestown656
- Williston611
- Mandan528
- Devils Lake456
- Belcourt287
- Wahpeton191
- Valley City148
- Grafton144
- Minot Afb101
- New Town91
- Rugby84
- Watford City78
- Fort Totten75
- Bottineau64
- Beulah59
- Hettinger59
- Lisbon58
- Fort Yates57
- Dunseith56
- Hazen50
- Stanley49
- Carrington48
- Cavalier48
- Rolla47
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in North Dakota?
22,373 individual NPPES records list a practice address in North Dakota, under 371 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 North Dakota?
Family Medicine, with 596 records, followed by internal medicine (245). Across every provider type the largest group is Personal Care Attendant (1,837 records).
How do I find a doctor in North Dakota?
Open a physician specialty above for its North Dakota list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to ND. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
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.