State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Virginia Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Virginia - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
Data updated 2026-05-20
- 144,492
- Providers
- 585
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 16th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Virginia has 144,492 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 16th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Behavior Technician.
- 144,492
- NPPES-registered providers
- 16th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 29%
- by provider count
- 5.2%
- Behavior Technician (largest specialty)
Where Virginia ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
144,492 Top 29% higher than 71% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
144,492 providers across 585 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Virginia has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Virginia has about 2.3× the national share of professional counselors and only 0.67× the share of behavior technicians. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Virginia
Less common in Virginia
- Behavior Technician 0.67×
- Mental Health Counselor 0.69×
Each multiple is Virginia'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 Virginia. 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.
Virginia at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Virginia
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 585 specialties total
- Top specialty: Behavior Technician
- 7,443
- 5.2% of Virginia's 144,492 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 7,443 |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 7,420 |
| 3 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 6,739 |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 6,606 |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 6,555 |
| 6 | Professional Counselor | 5,758 |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 5,712 |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 4,813 |
| 9 | Mental Health Counselor | 4,143 |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physician | 3,957 |
| 11 | Internal Medicine Physician | 3,899 |
| 12 | Physician Assistant | 3,801 |
| 13 | General Practice Dentistry | 3,212 |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 3,200 |
| 15 | Behavior Analyst | 2,484 |
| 16 | Dentist | 2,398 |
| 17 | Registered Nurse | 2,167 |
| 18 | Clinical Psychologist | 2,139 |
| 19 | Pediatrics Physician | 2,015 |
| 20 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 1,746 |
Which cities in Virginia have the most providers?
Top cities in Virginia by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Richmond
Richmond
13,592 providers
- Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach
8,790 providers
- Charlottesville
Charlottesville
6,739 providers
- Fairfax
Fairfax
6,386 providers
- Norfolk
Norfolk
5,877 providers
- Alexandria 5,285
Alexandria
5,285 providers
- Roanoke 5,089
Roanoke
5,089 providers
- Falls Church 3,876
Falls Church
3,876 providers
- Chesapeake 3,600
Chesapeake
3,600 providers
- Fredericksburg 3,519
Fredericksburg
3,519 providers
What this shows Richmond leads Virginia'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 | Richmond | 13,592 |
| 2 | Virginia Beach | 8,790 |
| 3 | Charlottesville | 6,739 |
| 4 | Fairfax | 6,386 |
| 5 | Norfolk | 5,877 |
| 6 | Alexandria | 5,285 |
| 7 | Roanoke | 5,089 |
| 8 | Falls Church | 3,876 |
| 9 | Chesapeake | 3,600 |
| 10 | Fredericksburg | 3,519 |
| 11 | Arlington | 3,428 |
| 12 | Newport News | 3,269 |
| 13 | Lynchburg | 3,258 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 2,766 |
| 15 | Winchester | 2,724 |
| 16 | Hampton | 2,377 |
| 17 | Manassas | 2,250 |
| 18 | Midlothian | 2,231 |
| 19 | Woodbridge | 2,174 |
| 20 | Leesburg | 1,726 |
| 21 | Williamsburg | 1,652 |
| 22 | Reston | 1,627 |
| 23 | Salem | 1,624 |
| 24 | North Chesterfield | 1,594 |
| 25 | Springfield | 1,587 |
| 26 | Mechanicsville | 1,557 |
| 27 | Vienna | 1,462 |
| 28 | Suffolk | 1,380 |
| 29 | Harrisonburg | 1,349 |
| 30 | Mc Lean | 1,315 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Virginia
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Virginia licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Virginia disciplinary trends →Using the Virginia data
Virginia has 144,492 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Virginia'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 Virginia'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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