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Healthcare providers in New Mexico: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in New Mexico? The federal NPPES registry listed 68,371 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 36th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Behavior Technician, and Albuquerque 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 Mexico
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 5,420 | 7.9% |
| 2 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 3,390 | 5.0% |
| 3 | Mental Health Counselor | 3,129 | 4.6% |
| 4 | Clinical Social Worker | 2,933 | 4.3% |
| 5 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 2,122 | 3.1% |
| 6 | Counselor | 2,030 | 3.0% |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 1,972 | 2.9% |
| 8 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,784 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 1,763 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Social Worker | 1,709 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,620 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Physical Therapist | 1,561 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Registered Nurse | 1,526 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Professional Counselor | 1,423 | 2.1% |
| 15 | Community Health Worker | 1,377 | 2.0% |
| 16 | Behavior Analyst | 1,082 | 1.6% |
| 17 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,004 | 1.5% |
| 18 | School Registered Nurse | 990 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Internal Medicine Physician | 908 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Occupational Therapist | 896 | 1.3% |
| 21 | Physician Assistant | 848 | 1.2% |
| 22 | Community/Behavioral Health Agency | 841 | 1.2% |
| 23 | Dentist | 765 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 746 | 1.1% |
| 25 | Massage Therapist | 736 | 1.1% |
| 26 | Chiropractor | 655 | 1.0% |
| 27 | Acupuncturist | 631 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Nurse Practitioner | 613 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 591 | 0.9% |
| 30 | School Social Worker | 556 | 0.8% |
What the numbers show
Behavior Technician leads with 5,420 active records, 7.9% of everything the state has, or 1.6 times the volume of Case Manager/Care Coordinator, the runner up at 3,390. Mental Health Counselor rounds out the podium with 3,129. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 24.9% of New Mexico's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 66.7% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 643 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 405 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Albuquerque (28,471), Las Cruces (6,597) and Santa Fe (5,723) post the largest volumes. New Mexico holds 0.7% 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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