State provider profile · CMS NPPES
North Dakota Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in North Dakota — actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 21,598
- Providers
- 381
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 48th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
North Dakota has 21,598 CMS-registered healthcare providers — the 48th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Personal Care Attendant.
- 21,598
- NPPES-registered providers
- 48th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 86%
- by provider count
- 7.3%
- Personal Care Attendant (largest specialty)
Where North Dakota ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory — CMS NPPES
21,598 14th percentile higher than 14% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
21,598 providers across 381 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 North Dakota. 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.
North Dakota at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in North Dakota
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy — 381 specialties total
- Top specialty: Personal Care Attendant
- 1,584
- 7.3% of North Dakota's 21,598 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Care Attendant | 1,584 |
| 2 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 1,393 |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 1,008 |
| 4 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 998 |
| 5 | Registered Nurse | 897 |
| 6 | Social Worker | 887 |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 871 |
| 8 | Occupational Therapist | 725 |
| 9 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 725 |
| 10 | Behavior Technician | 630 |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physician | 614 |
| 12 | Chiropractor | 495 |
| 13 | Clinical Social Worker | 467 |
| 14 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 446 |
| 15 | Physician Assistant | 416 |
| 16 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 411 |
| 17 | Nurse Practitioner | 397 |
| 18 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 386 |
| 19 | Professional Counselor | 352 |
| 20 | Internal Medicine Physician | 328 |
Which cities in North Dakota have the most providers?
Top cities in North Dakota by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Fargo
Fargo
6,993 providers
- Bismarck
Bismarck
3,565 providers
- Grand Forks 2,431
Grand Forks
2,431 providers
- Minot 1,835
Minot
1,835 providers
- Dickinson 694
Dickinson
694 providers
- West Fargo 663
West Fargo
663 providers
- Jamestown 639
Jamestown
639 providers
- Williston 586
Williston
586 providers
- Mandan 518
Mandan
518 providers
- Devils Lake 435
Devils Lake
435 providers
What this shows Fargo leads North Dakota'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 | Fargo | 6,993 |
| 2 | Bismarck | 3,565 |
| 3 | Grand Forks | 2,431 |
| 4 | Minot | 1,835 |
| 5 | Dickinson | 694 |
| 6 | West Fargo | 663 |
| 7 | Jamestown | 639 |
| 8 | Williston | 586 |
| 9 | Mandan | 518 |
| 10 | Devils Lake | 435 |
| 11 | Belcourt | 271 |
| 12 | Wahpeton | 182 |
| 13 | Grafton | 141 |
| 14 | Valley City | 141 |
| 15 | Minot Afb | 96 |
| 16 | New Town | 88 |
| 17 | Rugby | 80 |
| 18 | Watford City | 72 |
| 19 | Fort Totten | 70 |
| 20 | Beulah | 59 |
| 21 | Bottineau | 58 |
| 22 | Lisbon | 57 |
| 23 | Fort Yates | 55 |
| 24 | Hettinger | 54 |
| 25 | Dunseith | 50 |
| 26 | Grand Forks Afb | 49 |
| 27 | Rolla | 48 |
| 28 | Hazen | 47 |
| 29 | Stanley | 47 |
| 30 | Carrington | 45 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context — North Dakota
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for North Dakota licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View North Dakota disciplinary trends →Using the North Dakota data
North Dakota has 21,598 active registered providers — here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: North Dakota'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 North Dakota'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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