NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Virginia

149,239 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Virginia, 1,727 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 355 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Virginia Department of Health Professions 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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Family Medicine is Virginia's largest physician specialty

30,521 records in Virginia list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Virginia list:

  1. Family Medicine4,137
  2. Internal Medicine3,599
  3. Pediatrics2,002
  4. Emergency Medicine1,715
  5. Anesthesiology1,453
  6. Psychiatry1,395
  7. Obstetrics & Gynecology1,174
  8. Diagnostic Radiology1,158

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 Worker8,027
  2. Behavior Technician7,994
  3. Physical Therapist6,893
  4. Pharmacist6,584
  5. Professional Counselor6,474
  6. Family Nurse Practitioner6,474
  7. Students in training5,007
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist4,939

Richmond has the most records

  1. Richmond14,083
  2. Virginia Beach9,147
  3. Charlottesville7,000
  4. Fairfax6,584
  5. Norfolk5,993
  6. Alexandria5,424
  7. Roanoke5,303
  8. Falls Church3,991

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

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 0.68× 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

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.

1,608 Virginia entries on the federal exclusion list

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

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered889
  2. Conviction for a program-related crime499
  3. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect63
  4. Felony conviction for a controlled substance59
  5. Felony conviction for health care fraud43

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

The 30 Virginia cities with the most records

  1. Richmond14,083
  2. Virginia Beach9,147
  3. Charlottesville7,000
  4. Fairfax6,584
  5. Norfolk5,993
  6. Alexandria5,424
  7. Roanoke5,303
  8. Falls Church3,991
  9. Chesapeake3,728
  10. Fredericksburg3,696
  11. Arlington3,510
  12. Newport News3,405
  13. Lynchburg3,365
  14. Portsmouth2,857
  15. Winchester2,762
  16. Hampton2,446
  17. Manassas2,327
  18. Midlothian2,287
  19. Woodbridge2,253
  20. Leesburg1,759
  21. Williamsburg1,707
  22. North Chesterfield1,678
  23. Salem1,678
  24. Reston1,676
  25. Springfield1,652
  26. Mechanicsville1,577
  27. Mc Lean1,563
  28. Vienna1,554
  29. Suffolk1,438
  30. Harrisonburg1,385

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Virginia?

149,239 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Virginia, under 583 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 Virginia?

Family Medicine, with 4,137 records, followed by internal medicine (3,599). Across every provider type the largest group is Clinical Social Worker (8,027 records).

How do I find a doctor in Virginia?

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