State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Washington Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Washington - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 200,165
- Providers
- 602
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 10th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Washington has 200,165 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 10th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Mental Health Counselor.
- 200,165
- NPPES-registered providers
- 10th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 18%
- by provider count
- 8.6%
- Mental Health Counselor (largest specialty)
Where Washington ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
200,165 Top 18% higher than 82% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
200,165 providers across 602 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Washington has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Washington has about 6.7× the national share of massage therapists and only 0.52× the share of family nurse practitioners. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Washington
- Massage Therapist 6.7×
- Counselor 3.4×
- Mental Health Counselor 2.1×
- Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor 1.6×
- Registered Nurse 1.4×
Less common in Washington
Each multiple is Washington'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 Washington. 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.
Washington at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Washington
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 602 specialties total
- Top specialty: Mental Health Counselor
- 17,126
- 8.6% of Washington's 200,165 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Health Counselor | 17,126 |
| 2 | Massage Therapist | 12,961 |
| 3 | Counselor | 11,478 |
| 4 | Behavior Technician | 9,033 |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 7,933 |
| 6 | Physical Therapist | 7,289 |
| 7 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 6,821 |
| 8 | Registered Nurse | 6,791 |
| 9 | Clinical Social Worker | 5,409 |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physician | 5,197 |
| 11 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 4,876 |
| 12 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 4,013 |
| 13 | Internal Medicine Physician | 3,825 |
| 14 | Physician Assistant | 3,447 |
| 15 | General Practice Dentistry | 3,157 |
| 16 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,090 |
| 17 | Chiropractor | 3,003 |
| 18 | Occupational Therapist | 2,976 |
| 19 | Behavior Analyst | 2,875 |
| 20 | Specialist | 2,868 |
Which cities in Washington have the most providers?
Top cities in Washington by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Seattle
Seattle
41,036 providers
- Spokane 13,646
Spokane
13,646 providers
- Tacoma 13,499
Tacoma
13,499 providers
- Vancouver 10,414
Vancouver
10,414 providers
- Everett 7,073
Everett
7,073 providers
- Bellevue 6,611
Bellevue
6,611 providers
- Bellingham 5,025
Bellingham
5,025 providers
- Olympia 4,912
Olympia
4,912 providers
- Yakima 3,901
Yakima
3,901 providers
- Puyallup 3,374
Puyallup
3,374 providers
What this shows Seattle leads Washington'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 | Seattle | 41,036 |
| 2 | Spokane | 13,646 |
| 3 | Tacoma | 13,499 |
| 4 | Vancouver | 10,414 |
| 5 | Everett | 7,073 |
| 6 | Bellevue | 6,611 |
| 7 | Bellingham | 5,025 |
| 8 | Olympia | 4,912 |
| 9 | Yakima | 3,901 |
| 10 | Puyallup | 3,374 |
| 11 | Kirkland | 3,338 |
| 12 | Renton | 3,090 |
| 13 | Bremerton | 3,071 |
| 14 | Lakewood | 2,951 |
| 15 | Spokane Valley | 2,906 |
| 16 | Federal Way | 2,710 |
| 17 | Kent | 2,614 |
| 18 | Lynnwood | 2,411 |
| 19 | Wenatchee | 2,244 |
| 20 | Kennewick | 2,201 |
| 21 | Auburn | 1,937 |
| 22 | Richland | 1,911 |
| 23 | Longview | 1,879 |
| 24 | Redmond | 1,773 |
| 25 | Issaquah | 1,676 |
| 26 | Bothell | 1,670 |
| 27 | Edmonds | 1,528 |
| 28 | Tukwila | 1,514 |
| 29 | Lacey | 1,512 |
| 30 | Mount Vernon | 1,473 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Washington
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Washington licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Washington disciplinary trends →Using the Washington data
Washington has 200,165 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Washington'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 Washington's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
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