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Healthcare providers in Nevada: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Nevada? The federal NPPES registry listed 120,493 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 25th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Personal Care Attendant, and Las Vegas 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 Nevada
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Care Attendant | 31,456 | 26.1% |
| 2 | Behavior Technician | 6,201 | 5.1% |
| 3 | Rehabilitation Practitioner | 5,401 | 4.5% |
| 4 | Behavior Analyst | 4,905 | 4.1% |
| 5 | Mental Health Counselor | 2,845 | 2.4% |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 2,465 | 2.0% |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 2,358 | 2.0% |
| 8 | Community/Behavioral Health Agency | 2,147 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Physical Therapist | 2,108 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,096 | 1.7% |
| 11 | Pharmacist | 2,082 | 1.7% |
| 12 | Internal Medicine Physician | 1,861 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,813 | 1.5% |
| 14 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 1,728 | 1.4% |
| 15 | Home Health Aide | 1,594 | 1.3% |
| 16 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,571 | 1.3% |
| 17 | Registered Nurse | 1,401 | 1.2% |
| 18 | Counselor | 1,154 | 1.0% |
| 19 | Dentist | 1,119 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Community Health Worker | 1,118 | 0.9% |
| 21 | Physician Assistant | 1,094 | 0.9% |
| 22 | Home Health Agency | 1,065 | 0.9% |
| 23 | Chiropractor | 1,055 | 0.9% |
| 24 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,040 | 0.9% |
| 25 | Nurse Practitioner | 1,039 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 993 | 0.8% |
| 27 | Optometrist | 929 | 0.8% |
| 28 | In Home Supportive Care Agency | 888 | 0.7% |
| 29 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 868 | 0.7% |
| 30 | Social Worker | 862 | 0.7% |
What the numbers show
Personal Care Attendant leads with 31,456 active records, 26.1% of everything the state has, or 5.1 times the volume of Behavior Technician, the runner up at 6,201. Rehabilitation Practitioner rounds out the podium with 5,401. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 42.2% of Nevada's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 72.4% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 685 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 164 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Las Vegas (77,731), Reno (13,847) and Henderson (9,538) post the largest volumes. Nevada holds 1.3% 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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