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Healthcare providers in New Jersey: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in New Jersey? The federal NPPES registry listed 230,873 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 12th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Clinical Social Worker, and Newark 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 New Jersey
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 11,380 | 4.9% |
| 2 | Physical Therapist | 11,178 | 4.8% |
| 3 | Mental Health Counselor | 10,647 | 4.6% |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 8,227 | 3.6% |
| 5 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 8,002 | 3.5% |
| 6 | Internal Medicine Physician | 6,593 | 2.9% |
| 7 | General Practice Dentistry | 5,500 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 5,443 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Occupational Therapist | 5,175 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Chiropractor | 4,862 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Professional Counselor | 4,623 | 2.0% |
| 12 | Behavior Analyst | 4,574 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Social Worker | 4,298 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,958 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Family Medicine Physician | 3,830 | 1.7% |
| 16 | Dentist | 3,599 | 1.6% |
| 17 | Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Community Based Residential Treatment Facility | 3,385 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Physician Assistant | 3,348 | 1.5% |
| 19 | Specialist | 2,970 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Community/Behavioral Health Agency | 2,819 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Pediatrics Physician | 2,755 | 1.2% |
| 22 | Behavior Technician | 2,467 | 1.1% |
| 23 | Optometrist | 2,420 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Registered Dietitian | 2,337 | 1.0% |
| 25 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 2,278 | 1.0% |
| 26 | Home Health Agency | 2,268 | 1.0% |
| 27 | Anesthesiology Physician | 2,107 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Nurse Practitioner | 2,070 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Psychiatry Physician | 2,051 | 0.9% |
| 30 | Community/Retail Pharmacy | 1,988 | 0.9% |
What the numbers show
Clinical Social Worker leads with 11,380 active records, 4.9% of everything the state has, or 1.0 times the volume of Physical Therapist, the runner up at 11,178. Mental Health Counselor rounds out the podium with 10,647. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 21.4% of New Jersey's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 59.4% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 762 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 1,246 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Newark (6,524), Cherry Hill (5,406) and Westampton (4,845) post the largest volumes. New Jersey holds 2.5% 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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