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Healthcare providers in Arkansas: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Arkansas? The federal NPPES registry listed 84,764 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 34th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Case Manager/Care Coordinator, and Little Rock is the city with the most records. The table below lists the 30 specialties with the most active providers and the share each one holds.
The 30 largest specialties in Arkansas
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 11,204 | 13.2% |
| 2 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 3,998 | 4.7% |
| 3 | Behavior Technician | 3,826 | 4.5% |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 2,931 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Mental Health Counselor | 2,917 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 2,859 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Physical Therapist | 2,520 | 3.0% |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physician | 2,387 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,346 | 2.8% |
| 10 | Clinical Social Worker | 2,336 | 2.8% |
| 11 | Professional Counselor | 1,859 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Occupational Therapist | 1,795 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Counselor | 1,612 | 1.9% |
| 14 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,353 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Social Worker | 1,332 | 1.6% |
| 16 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 1,185 | 1.4% |
| 17 | Chiropractor | 1,138 | 1.3% |
| 18 | Registered Nurse | 1,089 | 1.3% |
| 19 | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 1,057 | 1.2% |
| 20 | Internal Medicine Physician | 921 | 1.1% |
| 21 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 905 | 1.1% |
| 22 | Optometrist | 892 | 1.1% |
| 23 | Day Training/Habilitation Specialist | 871 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Community/Retail Pharmacy | 846 | 1.0% |
| 25 | Specialist | 775 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Licensed Practical Nurse | 753 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Nurse Practitioner | 749 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Dentist | 727 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Skilled Nursing Facility | 687 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies | 613 | 0.7% |
What the numbers show
Case Manager/Care Coordinator leads with 11,204 active records, 13.2% of everything the state has, or 2.8 times the volume of Speech-Language Pathologist, the runner up at 3,998. Behavior Technician rounds out the podium with 3,826. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 29.3% of Arkansas's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 69.0% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 641 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 552 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Little Rock (15,401), Jonesboro (5,751) and Fayetteville (4,638) post the largest volumes. Arkansas holds 0.9% of all active US providers registered across the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Source and method
Data: NPPES Data Dissemination file (National Plan and Provider Enumeration System), published by CMS as public domain data, snapshot of June 2026. Each provider is counted once, in the state and city of the Provider Business Practice Location, under the primary taxonomy declared in the NPI record itself. Only active NPI records are counted.
Important: an active NPI does not mean the professional is currently practicing, accepting new patients or even still working in the field; it only means the registration number remains valid. This page publishes aggregate counts only, never individual records.
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