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Ohio Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Ohio - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 316,004
- Providers
- 629
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 5th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Ohio has 316,004 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 5th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Case Manager/Care Coordinator.
- 316,004
- NPPES-registered providers
- 5th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 9%
- by provider count
- 10.9%
- Case Manager/Care Coordinator (largest specialty)
Where Ohio ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
316,004 Top 9% higher than 91% of 56 jurisdictions
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
316,004 providers across 629 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Ohio has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Ohio has about 10.1× the national share of homemakers and only 0.31× the share of behavior technicians. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Ohio
Less common in Ohio
- Behavior Technician 0.31×
- Physical Therapist 0.63×
- Mental Health Counselor 0.63×
- Clinical Social Worker 0.68×
- General Practice Dentistry 0.71×
Each multiple is Ohio'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 Ohio. 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.
Ohio at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Ohio
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 629 specialties total
- Top specialty: Case Manager/Care Coordinator
- 34,507
- 10.9% of Ohio's 316,004 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 34,507 |
| 2 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 14,804 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical Nurse | 12,582 |
| 4 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 10,979 |
| 5 | Registered Nurse | 10,883 |
| 6 | Pharmacist | 10,817 |
| 7 | Social Worker | 10,567 |
| 8 | Home Health Aide | 10,461 |
| 9 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 8,606 |
| 10 | Clinical Social Worker | 8,285 |
| 11 | Mental Health Counselor | 8,275 |
| 12 | Behavior Technician | 7,507 |
| 13 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 7,488 |
| 14 | Physical Therapist | 7,178 |
| 15 | Internal Medicine Physician | 5,938 |
| 16 | Professional Counselor | 5,498 |
| 17 | Family Medicine Physician | 5,295 |
| 18 | Homemaker | 5,169 |
| 19 | Physician Assistant | 4,871 |
| 20 | Personal Care Attendant | 4,517 |
Which cities in Ohio have the most providers?
Top cities in Ohio by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Columbus
Columbus
35,127 providers
- Cincinnati
Cincinnati
30,296 providers
- Cleveland
Cleveland
29,591 providers
- Toledo 12,874
Toledo
12,874 providers
- Dayton 12,079
Dayton
12,079 providers
- Akron 10,541
Akron
10,541 providers
- Canton 5,583
Canton
5,583 providers
- Dublin 4,684
Dublin
4,684 providers
- Youngstown 4,658
Youngstown
4,658 providers
- Westerville 3,223
Westerville
3,223 providers
What this shows Columbus leads Ohio'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 | Columbus | 35,127 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 30,296 |
| 3 | Cleveland | 29,591 |
| 4 | Toledo | 12,874 |
| 5 | Dayton | 12,079 |
| 6 | Akron | 10,541 |
| 7 | Canton | 5,583 |
| 8 | Dublin | 4,684 |
| 9 | Youngstown | 4,658 |
| 10 | Westerville | 3,223 |
| 11 | Chillicothe | 2,843 |
| 12 | Mansfield | 2,660 |
| 13 | Lima | 2,530 |
| 14 | Beachwood | 2,509 |
| 15 | Athens | 2,485 |
| 16 | Hamilton | 2,462 |
| 17 | North Canton | 2,357 |
| 18 | Wooster | 2,182 |
| 19 | Springfield | 2,144 |
| 20 | Warren | 2,048 |
| 21 | Worthington | 1,995 |
| 22 | Lorain | 1,965 |
| 23 | West Chester | 1,896 |
| 24 | Portsmouth | 1,870 |
| 25 | Mentor | 1,808 |
| 26 | Westlake | 1,693 |
| 27 | Newark | 1,600 |
| 28 | Zanesville | 1,597 |
| 29 | Kettering | 1,572 |
| 30 | Lancaster | 1,550 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Ohio
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Ohio licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Ohio disciplinary trends →Using the Ohio data
Ohio has 316,004 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Ohio'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 Ohio'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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