NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Pennsylvania

262,872 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Pennsylvania, 2,028 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 465 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).
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Family Medicine is Pennsylvania's largest physician specialty

59,327 records in Pennsylvania list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Pennsylvania list:

  1. Family Medicine7,483
  2. Internal Medicine7,300
  3. Emergency Medicine3,911
  4. Pediatrics3,382
  5. Psychiatry2,662
  6. Anesthesiology2,481
  7. Diagnostic Radiology2,199
  8. Obstetrics & Gynecology1,974

Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Across every provider type, Pharmacist is the largest group

  1. Pharmacist13,059
  2. Students in training12,792
  3. Physical Therapist12,783
  4. Mental Health Counselor10,019
  5. Professional Counselor9,335
  6. Physician Assistant8,020
  7. Clinical Social Worker7,830
  8. Family Medicine Physician7,483

Philadelphia has the most records

  1. Philadelphia42,849
  2. Pittsburgh28,866
  3. Allentown5,904
  4. Lancaster5,378
  5. Erie5,083
  6. Plymouth Meeting5,019
  7. Bethlehem4,797
  8. York4,575

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

What's distinctive here

The specialties Pennsylvania has more, and fewer, of than the nation

Relative to its size, Pennsylvania has about 2.8× 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

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.

3,590 Pennsylvania entries on the federal exclusion list

27.7 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Pennsylvania: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered1,383
  2. Conviction for a program-related crime1,299
  3. Felony conviction for a controlled substance276
  4. Felony conviction for health care fraud213
  5. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect129

Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Pennsylvania address, five most common authorities.

The 30 Pennsylvania cities with the most records

  1. Philadelphia42,849
  2. Pittsburgh28,866
  3. Allentown5,904
  4. Lancaster5,378
  5. Erie5,083
  6. Plymouth Meeting5,019
  7. Bethlehem4,797
  8. York4,575
  9. Hershey3,972
  10. Harrisburg3,963
  11. Danville3,116
  12. West Chester2,831
  13. Scranton2,695
  14. Wilkes Barre2,654
  15. Camp Hill2,184
  16. Pottstown2,064
  17. Altoona1,985
  18. Reading1,822
  19. Lebanon1,756
  20. Johnstown1,724
  21. Greensburg1,688
  22. Mechanicsburg1,659
  23. Monroeville1,646
  24. Wexford1,563
  25. State College1,543
  26. Chambersburg1,537
  27. Easton1,535
  28. Media1,517
  29. Doylestown1,500
  30. Bryn Mawr1,496

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Pennsylvania?

262,872 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Pennsylvania, under 615 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 Pennsylvania?

Family Medicine, with 7,483 records, followed by internal medicine (7,300). Across every provider type the largest group is Pharmacist (13,059 records).

How do I find a doctor in Pennsylvania?

Open a physician specialty above for its Pennsylvania list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to PA. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.

The largest states

  1. California974,315
  2. New York545,291
  3. Florida470,495
  4. Texas433,013
  5. Ohio327,042

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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.