State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Pennsylvania Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Pennsylvania - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 255,736
- Providers
- 619
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 7th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Pennsylvania has 255,736 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 7th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 255,736
- NPPES-registered providers
- 7th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 12%
- by provider count
- 5.6%
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (largest specialty)
Where Pennsylvania ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
255,736 Top 12% higher than 88% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
255,736 providers across 619 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Pennsylvania has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Pennsylvania has about 2.6× the national share of medical physician assistants and only 0.22× the share of behavior technicians. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Pennsylvania
Less common in Pennsylvania
- Behavior Technician 0.22×
- Clinical Social Worker 0.69×
Each multiple is Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania. 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.
Pennsylvania at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Pennsylvania
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 619 specialties total
- Top specialty: Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- 14,418
- 5.6% of Pennsylvania's 255,736 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 14,418 |
| 2 | Pharmacist | 12,875 |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 12,422 |
| 4 | Mental Health Counselor | 10,064 |
| 5 | Internal Medicine Physician | 8,542 |
| 6 | Professional Counselor | 8,129 |
| 7 | Physician Assistant | 7,614 |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physician | 7,200 |
| 9 | Occupational Therapist | 6,914 |
| 10 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 6,889 |
| 11 | Clinical Social Worker | 6,832 |
| 12 | Registered Nurse | 6,647 |
| 13 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 6,508 |
| 14 | Social Worker | 5,668 |
| 15 | General Practice Dentistry | 4,495 |
| 16 | Behavior Technician | 4,298 |
| 17 | Counselor | 4,279 |
| 18 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 4,159 |
| 19 | Chiropractor | 3,905 |
| 20 | Pediatrics Physician | 3,886 |
Which cities in Pennsylvania have the most providers?
Top cities in Pennsylvania by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Philadelphia
Philadelphia
41,224 providers
- Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
27,978 providers
- Allentown 5,723
Allentown
5,723 providers
- Lancaster 5,179
Lancaster
5,179 providers
- Plymouth Meeting 5,022
Plymouth Meeting
5,022 providers
- Erie 4,907
Erie
4,907 providers
- Bethlehem 4,649
Bethlehem
4,649 providers
- York 4,463
York
4,463 providers
- Harrisburg 3,893
Harrisburg
3,893 providers
- Hershey 3,793
Hershey
3,793 providers
What this shows Philadelphia leads Pennsylvania'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 | Philadelphia | 41,224 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 27,978 |
| 3 | Allentown | 5,723 |
| 4 | Lancaster | 5,179 |
| 5 | Plymouth Meeting | 5,022 |
| 6 | Erie | 4,907 |
| 7 | Bethlehem | 4,649 |
| 8 | York | 4,463 |
| 9 | Harrisburg | 3,893 |
| 10 | Hershey | 3,793 |
| 11 | Danville | 2,992 |
| 12 | West Chester | 2,731 |
| 13 | Scranton | 2,574 |
| 14 | Wilkes Barre | 2,368 |
| 15 | Camp Hill | 2,161 |
| 16 | Pottstown | 2,009 |
| 17 | Altoona | 1,960 |
| 18 | Reading | 1,767 |
| 19 | Lebanon | 1,717 |
| 20 | Johnstown | 1,686 |
| 21 | Greensburg | 1,656 |
| 22 | Monroeville | 1,617 |
| 23 | Mechanicsburg | 1,612 |
| 24 | Wexford | 1,513 |
| 25 | State College | 1,507 |
| 26 | Chambersburg | 1,504 |
| 27 | Media | 1,493 |
| 28 | Easton | 1,474 |
| 29 | Bryn Mawr | 1,469 |
| 30 | Doylestown | 1,462 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Pennsylvania licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Pennsylvania disciplinary trends →Using the Pennsylvania data
Pennsylvania has 255,736 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania'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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