NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Rhode Island

25,848 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Rhode Island, 2,358 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 513 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline 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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Internal Medicine is Rhode Island's largest physician specialty

5,536 records in Rhode Island list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Rhode Island list:

  1. Internal Medicine1,033
  2. Family Medicine475
  3. Emergency Medicine418
  4. Psychiatry383
  5. Pediatrics330
  6. Obstetrics & Gynecology205
  7. Diagnostic Radiology177
  8. Anesthesiology168

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

Across every provider type, Clinical Social Worker is the largest group

  1. Clinical Social Worker2,438
  2. Mental Health Counselor1,437
  3. Physical Therapist1,237
  4. Internal Medicine Physician1,033
  5. Pharmacist1,031
  6. Students in training876
  7. Registered Nurse813
  8. Family Nurse Practitioner791

Providence has the most records

  1. Providence9,647
  2. Warwick2,776
  3. Cranston1,348
  4. Pawtucket1,284
  5. Woonsocket1,112
  6. East Providence779
  7. East Greenwich599
  8. Riverside586

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

526 Rhode Island entries on the federal exclusion list

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

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered266
  2. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect107
  3. Conviction for a program-related crime89
  4. Felony conviction for health care fraud46
  5. Felony conviction for a controlled substance5

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

The 30 Rhode Island cities with the most records

  1. Providence9,647
  2. Warwick2,776
  3. Cranston1,348
  4. Pawtucket1,284
  5. Woonsocket1,112
  6. East Providence779
  7. East Greenwich599
  8. Riverside586
  9. Middletown565
  10. Johnston561
  11. Wakefield556
  12. Newport542
  13. Lincoln526
  14. North Kingstown477
  15. Westerly416
  16. North Providence390
  17. Cumberland355
  18. West Warwick309
  19. Coventry255
  20. Barrington244
  21. Bristol202
  22. Portsmouth202
  23. Smithfield202
  24. North Smithfield169
  25. Greenville154
  26. Narragansett144
  27. Central Falls143
  28. Tiverton133
  29. Warren117
  30. Charlestown116

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Rhode Island?

25,848 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Rhode Island, under 411 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 Rhode Island?

Internal Medicine, with 1,033 records, followed by family medicine (475). Across every provider type the largest group is Clinical Social Worker (2,438 records).

How do I find a doctor in Rhode Island?

Open a physician specialty above for its Rhode Island list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to RI. 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.