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Healthcare providers in New York: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in New York? The federal NPPES registry listed 650,473 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 2nd largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, and New York 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 York
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 38,632 | 5.9% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 31,421 | 4.8% |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 25,472 | 3.9% |
| 4 | Registered Nurse | 25,441 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Specialist | 25,186 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Physical Therapist | 24,945 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Social Worker | 23,490 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Pharmacist | 23,193 | 3.6% |
| 9 | Licensed Practical Nurse | 22,819 | 3.5% |
| 10 | Mental Health Counselor | 21,001 | 3.2% |
| 11 | Internal Medicine Physician | 15,450 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Physician Assistant | 15,363 | 2.4% |
| 13 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 15,036 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 13,968 | 2.1% |
| 15 | General Practice Dentistry | 10,240 | 1.6% |
| 16 | Family Medicine Physician | 8,328 | 1.3% |
| 17 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 8,267 | 1.3% |
| 18 | Dentist | 7,518 | 1.2% |
| 19 | Psychiatry Physician | 7,479 | 1.1% |
| 20 | Clinical Psychologist | 7,230 | 1.1% |
| 21 | Chiropractor | 6,868 | 1.1% |
| 22 | Pediatrics Physician | 6,588 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Adult Health Nurse Practitioner | 6,208 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Behavior Analyst | 5,836 | 0.9% |
| 25 | Community/Retail Pharmacy | 5,800 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Anesthesiology Physician | 5,788 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Psychologist | 5,516 | 0.8% |
| 28 | Acupuncturist | 5,371 | 0.8% |
| 29 | Optometrist | 5,336 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 5,253 | 0.8% |
What the numbers show
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program leads with 38,632 active records, 5.9% of everything the state has, or 1.2 times the volume of Clinical Social Worker, the runner up at 31,421. Speech-Language Pathologist rounds out the podium with 25,472. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 22.5% of New York's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 66.0% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 827 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 2,602 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: New York (113,839), Brooklyn (78,893) and Bronx (37,562) post the largest volumes. New York holds 7.1% 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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