NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in West Virginia

80,148 individual NPPES records list a practice address in West Virginia, 4,528 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 376 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the West Virginia Board of Medicine search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

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Family Medicine is West Virginia's largest physician specialty

6,124 records in West Virginia list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its West Virginia list:

  1. Family Medicine1,122
  2. Internal Medicine754
  3. Emergency Medicine492
  4. Pediatrics281
  5. Anesthesiology239
  6. Psychiatry238
  7. Surgery205
  8. Diagnostic Radiology199

Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Across every provider type, Personal Care Attendant is the largest group

  1. Personal Care Attendant30,816
  2. Home Health Aide6,564
  3. Community Health Worker4,210
  4. Homemaker2,539
  5. Pharmacist2,283
  6. Family Nurse Practitioner2,124
  7. Students in training1,912
  8. Case Manager/Care Coordinator1,640

Charleston has the most records

  1. Charleston8,807
  2. Huntington6,221
  3. Morgantown6,074
  4. Barboursville3,867
  5. Beckley2,878
  6. Parkersburg2,875
  7. Martinsburg2,516
  8. South Charleston2,500

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

851 West Virginia entries on the federal exclusion list

48.1 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in West Virginia: conviction for a program-related crime. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. Conviction for a program-related crime469
  2. Felony conviction for a controlled substance119
  3. Felony conviction for health care fraud98
  4. License revoked, suspended or surrendered66
  5. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect59

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

The 30 West Virginia cities with the most records

  1. Charleston8,807
  2. Huntington6,221
  3. Morgantown6,074
  4. Barboursville3,867
  5. Beckley2,878
  6. Parkersburg2,875
  7. Martinsburg2,516
  8. South Charleston2,500
  9. Elkins2,124
  10. Wheeling1,774
  11. Belington1,714
  12. Fairmont1,582
  13. Princeton1,399
  14. Clarksburg1,258
  15. Bridgeport884
  16. Buckhannon839
  17. Oak Hill776
  18. Sutton697
  19. Keyser687
  20. Hurricane658
  21. Saint Albans638
  22. Summersville624
  23. Mullens594
  24. Weirton575
  25. Bluefield573
  26. Hamlin566
  27. Moundsville566
  28. Vienna557
  29. Ashford548
  30. Lewisburg531

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in West Virginia?

80,148 individual NPPES records list a practice address in West Virginia, under 421 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 West Virginia?

Family Medicine, with 1,122 records, followed by internal medicine (754). Across every provider type the largest group is Personal Care Attendant (30,816 records).

How do I find a doctor in West Virginia?

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