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Texas Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Texas - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 418,074
- Providers
- 656
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 4th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Texas has 418,074 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 4th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Behavior Technician.
- 418,074
- NPPES-registered providers
- 4th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 7%
- by provider count
- 5.6%
- Behavior Technician (largest specialty)
Where Texas ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
418,074 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
418,074 providers across 656 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Texas has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Texas has about 6.8× the national share of licensed vocational nurses and only 0.48× the share of social workers. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Texas
Less common in Texas
- Social Worker 0.48×
- Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor 0.54×
- Counselor 0.57×
- Mental Health Counselor 0.57×
- Clinical Social Worker 0.63×
Each multiple is Texas'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 Texas. 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.
Texas at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Texas
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 656 specialties total
- Top specialty: Behavior Technician
- 23,413
- 5.6% of Texas's 418,074 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 23,413 |
| 2 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 21,340 |
| 3 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 18,789 |
| 4 | Professional Counselor | 18,277 |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 18,240 |
| 6 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 16,429 |
| 7 | Physical Therapist | 14,573 |
| 8 | Internal Medicine Physician | 10,926 |
| 9 | Registered Nurse | 10,675 |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physician | 10,448 |
| 11 | Clinical Social Worker | 10,231 |
| 12 | Physician Assistant | 9,933 |
| 13 | Mental Health Counselor | 9,818 |
| 14 | General Practice Dentistry | 9,695 |
| 15 | Licensed Vocational Nurse | 7,567 |
| 16 | Occupational Therapist | 7,410 |
| 17 | Chiropractor | 6,945 |
| 18 | Dentist | 6,775 |
| 19 | Pediatrics Physician | 6,039 |
| 20 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 5,411 |
Which cities in Texas have the most providers?
Top cities in Texas by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Houston
Houston
59,327 providers
- San Antonio
San Antonio
36,319 providers
- Dallas
Dallas
35,335 providers
- Austin
Austin
25,547 providers
- Fort Worth 15,037
Fort Worth
15,037 providers
- El Paso 10,756
El Paso
10,756 providers
- Plano 7,071
Plano
7,071 providers
- Lubbock 5,530
Lubbock
5,530 providers
- Corpus Christi 5,400
Corpus Christi
5,400 providers
- Tyler 5,371
Tyler
5,371 providers
What this shows Houston leads Texas'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 | Houston | 59,327 |
| 2 | San Antonio | 36,319 |
| 3 | Dallas | 35,335 |
| 4 | Austin | 25,547 |
| 5 | Fort Worth | 15,037 |
| 6 | El Paso | 10,756 |
| 7 | Plano | 7,071 |
| 8 | Lubbock | 5,530 |
| 9 | Corpus Christi | 5,400 |
| 10 | Tyler | 5,371 |
| 11 | Arlington | 5,043 |
| 12 | Katy | 4,779 |
| 13 | Temple | 4,467 |
| 14 | Frisco | 4,020 |
| 15 | Amarillo | 3,849 |
| 16 | Round Rock | 3,694 |
| 17 | Sugar Land | 3,665 |
| 18 | Spring | 3,583 |
| 19 | Irving | 3,425 |
| 20 | Mcallen | 3,346 |
| 21 | Waco | 3,199 |
| 22 | Mckinney | 3,113 |
| 23 | Pearland | 2,932 |
| 24 | Richardson | 2,863 |
| 25 | Edinburg | 2,660 |
| 26 | Denton | 2,498 |
| 27 | Abilene | 2,472 |
| 28 | Galveston | 2,420 |
| 29 | Harlingen | 2,339 |
| 30 | Cypress | 2,320 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Texas
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Texas licensees, sourced from the Texas Medical Board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Texas disciplinary trends →Using the Texas data
Texas has 418,074 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Texas'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 Texas'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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