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Healthcare providers in Minnesota: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Minnesota? The federal NPPES registry listed 166,101 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 18th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Behavior Technician, and Minneapolis 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 Minnesota
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 15,742 | 9.5% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 7,127 | 4.3% |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 5,686 | 3.4% |
| 4 | Chiropractor | 5,277 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 4,860 | 2.9% |
| 6 | Mental Health Counselor | 4,613 | 2.8% |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physician | 4,304 | 2.6% |
| 8 | Physician Assistant | 3,991 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 3,503 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Occupational Therapist | 3,429 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Registered Nurse | 3,344 | 2.0% |
| 12 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,344 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 3,189 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 3,149 | 1.9% |
| 15 | General Practice Dentistry | 3,142 | 1.9% |
| 16 | Home Health Agency | 2,894 | 1.7% |
| 17 | Internal Medicine Physician | 2,751 | 1.7% |
| 18 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 2,727 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Nurse Practitioner | 2,617 | 1.6% |
| 20 | Professional Counselor | 2,589 | 1.6% |
| 21 | Dentist | 2,187 | 1.3% |
| 22 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 2,062 | 1.2% |
| 23 | Psychologist | 1,956 | 1.2% |
| 24 | Clinical Psychologist | 1,815 | 1.1% |
| 25 | Diagnostic Radiology Physician | 1,711 | 1.0% |
| 26 | Optometrist | 1,651 | 1.0% |
| 27 | Registered Dietitian | 1,639 | 1.0% |
| 28 | Behavior Analyst | 1,451 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Assisted Living Facility | 1,417 | 0.9% |
| 30 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 1,351 | 0.8% |
What the numbers show
Behavior Technician leads with 15,742 active records, 9.5% of everything the state has, or 2.2 times the volume of Clinical Social Worker, the runner up at 7,127. Physical Therapist rounds out the podium with 5,686. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 23.3% of Minnesota's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 63.5% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 722 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 915 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Minneapolis (26,828), Rochester (13,476) and Saint Paul (12,576) post the largest volumes. Minnesota holds 1.8% 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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