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Healthcare providers in Louisiana: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Louisiana? The federal NPPES registry listed 124,137 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 24th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Case Manager/Care Coordinator, and New Orleans 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 Louisiana
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 10,271 | 8.3% |
| 2 | Mental Health Counselor | 5,662 | 4.6% |
| 3 | Behavior Technician | 4,780 | 3.9% |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 4,695 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 4,683 | 3.8% |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 3,585 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 3,507 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 3,494 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Professional Counselor | 3,314 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Physical Therapist | 2,918 | 2.4% |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physician | 2,481 | 2.0% |
| 12 | Internal Medicine Physician | 2,397 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN) | 2,334 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Counselor | 1,933 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Social Worker | 1,932 | 1.6% |
| 16 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,900 | 1.5% |
| 17 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 1,882 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Physician Assistant | 1,544 | 1.2% |
| 19 | Behavior Analyst | 1,534 | 1.2% |
| 20 | Occupational Therapist | 1,393 | 1.1% |
| 21 | Community/Behavioral Health Agency | 1,364 | 1.1% |
| 22 | Chiropractor | 1,271 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 1,195 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Community/Retail Pharmacy | 1,183 | 1.0% |
| 25 | Pediatrics Physician | 1,122 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Dentist | 1,115 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Home Health Agency | 1,101 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Specialist | 1,087 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Personal Care Attendant | 1,066 | 0.9% |
| 30 | In Home Supportive Care Agency | 1,061 | 0.9% |
What the numbers show
Case Manager/Care Coordinator leads with 10,271 active records, 8.3% of everything the state has, or 1.8 times the volume of Mental Health Counselor, the runner up at 5,662. Behavior Technician rounds out the podium with 4,780. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 24.2% of Louisiana's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 62.7% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 714 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 589 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: New Orleans (16,750), Baton Rouge (16,402) and Shreveport (10,915) post the largest volumes. Louisiana holds 1.4% 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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