Doctors and health care providers in Vermont
15,426 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Vermont, 2,383 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 431 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Vermont Board of Medical Practice search.
Family Medicine is Vermont's largest physician specialty
2,787 records in Vermont list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Vermont list:
Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Across every provider type, Mental Health Counselor is the largest group
Burlington has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
579 Vermont entries on the federal exclusion list
89.4 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Vermont: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Vermont address, five most common authorities.
The 30 Vermont cities with the most records
- Burlington3,455
- Rutland895
- South Burlington843
- Brattleboro707
- Saint Albans540
- Bennington507
- White River Junction481
- Colchester472
- Williston429
- Middlebury423
- Montpelier415
- Barre397
- Springfield388
- Berlin340
- St Johnsbury323
- Morrisville301
- Newport280
- Essex Junction265
- Randolph264
- Shelburne173
- Winooski122
- Milton120
- Windsor120
- Manchester Center106
- Waterbury97
- Stowe94
- Bradford81
- Lyndonville71
- Northfield70
- Bristol68
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in Vermont?
15,426 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Vermont, under 367 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 Vermont?
Family Medicine, with 443 records, followed by internal medicine (326). Across every provider type the largest group is Mental Health Counselor (1,506 records).
How do I find a doctor in Vermont?
Open a physician specialty above for its Vermont list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to VT. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
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.