State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Rhode Island Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Rhode Island - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
Data updated 2026-05-20
- 24,885
- Providers
- 418
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 46th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Rhode Island has 24,885 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 46th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 24,885
- NPPES-registered providers
- 46th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 82%
- by provider count
- 8.9%
- Clinical Social Worker (largest specialty)
Where Rhode Island ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
24,885 18th percentile higher than 18% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
24,885 providers across 418 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 Rhode Island. 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.
Rhode Island at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Rhode Island
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 418 specialties total
- Top specialty: Clinical Social Worker
- 2,213
- 8.9% of Rhode Island's 24,885 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 2,213 |
| 2 | Mental Health Counselor | 1,320 |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 1,205 |
| 4 | Internal Medicine Physician | 1,083 |
| 5 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,021 |
| 6 | Pharmacist | 1,009 |
| 7 | Registered Nurse | 950 |
| 8 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 678 |
| 9 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 638 |
| 10 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 626 |
| 11 | Physician Assistant | 601 |
| 12 | Behavior Technician | 549 |
| 13 | Counselor | 507 |
| 14 | Clinical Psychologist | 463 |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 454 |
| 16 | Family Medicine Physician | 424 |
| 17 | Pediatrics Physician | 373 |
| 18 | Psychiatry Physician | 367 |
| 19 | Registered Dietitian | 360 |
| 20 | Nurse Practitioner | 360 |
Which cities in Rhode Island have the most providers?
Top cities in Rhode Island by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Providence
Providence
9,283 providers
- Warwick 2,667
Warwick
2,667 providers
- Cranston 1,322
Cranston
1,322 providers
- Pawtucket 1,245
Pawtucket
1,245 providers
- Woonsocket 1,076
Woonsocket
1,076 providers
- East Providence 747
East Providence
747 providers
- Middletown 568
Middletown
568 providers
- Riverside 567
Riverside
567 providers
- East Greenwich 565
East Greenwich
565 providers
- Wakefield 546
Wakefield
546 providers
What this shows Providence leads Rhode Island'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 | Providence | 9,283 |
| 2 | Warwick | 2,667 |
| 3 | Cranston | 1,322 |
| 4 | Pawtucket | 1,245 |
| 5 | Woonsocket | 1,076 |
| 6 | East Providence | 747 |
| 7 | Middletown | 568 |
| 8 | Riverside | 567 |
| 9 | East Greenwich | 565 |
| 10 | Wakefield | 546 |
| 11 | Johnston | 530 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 487 |
| 13 | Newport | 481 |
| 14 | North Kingstown | 465 |
| 15 | Westerly | 395 |
| 16 | North Providence | 377 |
| 17 | Cumberland | 326 |
| 18 | West Warwick | 308 |
| 19 | Coventry | 246 |
| 20 | Barrington | 241 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 195 |
| 22 | Smithfield | 194 |
| 23 | Bristol | 192 |
| 24 | North Smithfield | 166 |
| 25 | Greenville | 148 |
| 26 | Narragansett | 134 |
| 27 | Central Falls | 132 |
| 28 | Tiverton | 132 |
| 29 | Warren | 115 |
| 30 | Charlestown | 114 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Rhode Island
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Rhode Island licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Rhode Island disciplinary trends →Using the Rhode Island data
Rhode Island has 24,885 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island'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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