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Healthcare providers in Nebraska: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Nebraska? The federal NPPES registry listed 88,748 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 33rd largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Personal Care Attendant, and Omaha 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 Nebraska
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Care Attendant | 12,805 | 14.4% |
| 2 | Mental Health Counselor | 5,387 | 6.1% |
| 3 | Adult Companion | 5,128 | 5.8% |
| 4 | Home Health Aide | 4,181 | 4.7% |
| 5 | Behavior Technician | 3,702 | 4.2% |
| 6 | Chore Provider | 3,102 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Day Training/Habilitation Specialist | 2,464 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Physical Therapist | 2,234 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,885 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Pharmacist | 1,821 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,599 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Attendant Care Provider | 1,490 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Chiropractor | 1,459 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Physician Assistant | 1,348 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 1,333 | 1.5% |
| 16 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 1,117 | 1.3% |
| 17 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,069 | 1.2% |
| 18 | Nurse Practitioner | 1,009 | 1.1% |
| 19 | Homemaker | 994 | 1.1% |
| 20 | In Home Supportive Care Agency | 941 | 1.1% |
| 21 | Registered Nurse | 885 | 1.0% |
| 22 | Clinical Social Worker | 883 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Internal Medicine Physician | 840 | 0.9% |
| 24 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 827 | 0.9% |
| 25 | Dentist | 781 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Optometrist | 747 | 0.8% |
| 27 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 744 | 0.8% |
| 28 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 719 | 0.8% |
| 29 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 686 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Home Health Agency | 663 | 0.7% |
What the numbers show
Personal Care Attendant leads with 12,805 active records, 14.4% of everything the state has, or 2.4 times the volume of Mental Health Counselor, the runner up at 5,387. Adult Companion rounds out the podium with 5,128. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 35.2% of Nebraska's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 70.8% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 618 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 536 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Omaha (37,707), Lincoln (16,566) and Norfolk (2,867) post the largest volumes. Nebraska holds 1.0% 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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