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Healthcare providers in Mississippi: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Mississippi? The federal NPPES registry listed 57,062 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 38th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Family Nurse Practitioner, and Jackson 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 Mississippi
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 4,008 | 7.0% |
| 2 | Mental Health Counselor | 3,292 | 5.8% |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 2,292 | 4.0% |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 1,992 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,808 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,669 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,601 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Professional Counselor | 1,235 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Internal Medicine Physician | 1,214 | 2.1% |
| 10 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,203 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Nurse Practitioner | 1,194 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,191 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Occupational Therapist | 1,017 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Counselor | 907 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 883 | 1.5% |
| 16 | Social Worker | 866 | 1.5% |
| 17 | Community/Retail Pharmacy | 802 | 1.4% |
| 18 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 728 | 1.3% |
| 19 | Optometrist | 712 | 1.2% |
| 20 | Dentist | 693 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies | 683 | 1.2% |
| 22 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 650 | 1.1% |
| 23 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 647 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Behavior Technician | 625 | 1.1% |
| 25 | Registered Nurse | 608 | 1.1% |
| 26 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 561 | 1.0% |
| 27 | Chiropractor | 548 | 1.0% |
| 28 | Pediatrics Physician | 529 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Home Health Agency | 494 | 0.9% |
| 30 | In Home Supportive Care Agency | 493 | 0.9% |
What the numbers show
Family Nurse Practitioner leads with 4,008 active records, 7.0% of everything the state has, or 1.2 times the volume of Mental Health Counselor, the runner up at 3,292. Pharmacist rounds out the podium with 2,292. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 23.5% of Mississippi's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 61.6% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 644 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 432 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Jackson (8,598), Hattiesburg (3,318) and Tupelo (2,805) post the largest volumes. Mississippi holds 0.6% 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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