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Healthcare providers in Kansas: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Kansas? The federal NPPES registry listed 71,165 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 35th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Behavior Technician, and Wichita 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 Kansas
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 3,688 | 5.2% |
| 2 | Physical Therapist | 2,916 | 4.1% |
| 3 | Clinical Social Worker | 2,761 | 3.9% |
| 4 | Social Worker | 2,631 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 2,626 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Family Medicine Physician | 2,488 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 2,359 | 3.3% |
| 8 | Chiropractor | 2,332 | 3.3% |
| 9 | Professional Counselor | 1,586 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,547 | 2.2% |
| 11 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,500 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 1,430 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Nurse Practitioner | 1,426 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 1,368 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Physician Assistant | 1,321 | 1.9% |
| 16 | Occupational Therapist | 1,230 | 1.7% |
| 17 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 1,213 | 1.7% |
| 18 | Optometrist | 1,173 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Internal Medicine Physician | 1,144 | 1.6% |
| 20 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,006 | 1.4% |
| 21 | Registered Nurse | 980 | 1.4% |
| 22 | Mental Health Counselor | 849 | 1.2% |
| 23 | Dentist | 819 | 1.2% |
| 24 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 762 | 1.1% |
| 25 | Behavior Analyst | 722 | 1.0% |
| 26 | Psychologist | 661 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 657 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Clinical Psychologist | 633 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 622 | 0.9% |
| 30 | Registered Dietitian | 604 | 0.8% |
What the numbers show
Behavior Technician leads with 3,688 active records, 5.2% of everything the state has, or 1.3 times the volume of Physical Therapist, the runner up at 2,916. Clinical Social Worker rounds out the podium with 2,761. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 20.5% of Kansas's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 63.3% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 652 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 565 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Wichita (13,074), Overland Park (7,745) and Topeka (5,686) post the largest volumes. Kansas holds 0.8% 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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