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Healthcare providers in Utah: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Utah? The federal NPPES registry listed 93,642 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 30th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Behavior Technician, and Salt Lake City 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 Utah
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 10,153 | 10.8% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 6,004 | 6.4% |
| 3 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 4,384 | 4.7% |
| 4 | Community Health Worker | 4,090 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Counselor | 3,508 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Mental Health Counselor | 3,206 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Physical Therapist | 2,880 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,716 | 2.9% |
| 9 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 2,225 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Pharmacist | 1,979 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Social Worker | 1,929 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,907 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Physician Assistant | 1,881 | 2.0% |
| 14 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,803 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Chiropractor | 1,516 | 1.6% |
| 16 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 1,421 | 1.5% |
| 17 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,389 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Behavior Analyst | 1,183 | 1.3% |
| 19 | Nurse Practitioner | 1,144 | 1.2% |
| 20 | Occupational Therapist | 1,062 | 1.1% |
| 21 | Dentist | 970 | 1.0% |
| 22 | Registered Nurse | 964 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Internal Medicine Physician | 833 | 0.9% |
| 24 | Massage Therapist | 797 | 0.9% |
| 25 | Optometrist | 761 | 0.8% |
| 26 | Pediatrics Physician | 755 | 0.8% |
| 27 | Anesthesiology Physician | 751 | 0.8% |
| 28 | Athletic Trainer | 711 | 0.8% |
| 29 | Registered Dietitian | 710 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 675 | 0.7% |
What the numbers show
Behavior Technician leads with 10,153 active records, 10.8% of everything the state has, or 1.7 times the volume of Clinical Social Worker, the runner up at 6,004. Case Manager/Care Coordinator rounds out the podium with 4,384. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 30.0% of Utah's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 68.7% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 690 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 361 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Salt Lake City (24,033), Provo (6,015) and St George (4,396) post the largest volumes. Utah 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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