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Healthcare providers in Vermont: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Vermont? The federal NPPES registry listed 18,852 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 50th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Mental Health Counselor, and Burlington 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 Vermont
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Health Counselor | 1,674 | 8.9% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,422 | 7.5% |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 962 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 719 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 579 | 3.1% |
| 6 | Family Medicine Physician | 548 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 471 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 411 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Community Health Worker | 383 | 2.0% |
| 10 | General Practice Dentistry | 382 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Internal Medicine Physician | 382 | 2.0% |
| 12 | Clinical Psychologist | 372 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 341 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Chiropractor | 332 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Physician Assistant | 326 | 1.7% |
| 16 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 314 | 1.7% |
| 17 | Psychologist | 293 | 1.6% |
| 18 | Occupational Therapist | 269 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Psychiatry Physician | 239 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Dentist | 233 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Behavior Analyst | 231 | 1.2% |
| 22 | Registered Dietitian | 215 | 1.1% |
| 23 | Pediatrics Physician | 207 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Registered Nurse | 202 | 1.1% |
| 25 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 199 | 1.1% |
| 26 | Optometrist | 195 | 1.0% |
| 27 | Athletic Trainer | 190 | 1.0% |
| 28 | Nurse Practitioner | 177 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Counselor | 168 | 0.9% |
| 30 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 164 | 0.9% |
What the numbers show
Mental Health Counselor leads with 1,674 active records, 8.9% of everything the state has, or 1.2 times the volume of Clinical Social Worker, the runner up at 1,422. Physical Therapist rounds out the podium with 962. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 28.4% of Vermont's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 66.8% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 487 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 374 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Burlington (3,742), Rutland (1,136) and South Burlington (1,062) post the largest volumes. Vermont holds 0.2% 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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