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Healthcare providers in Virginia: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Virginia? The federal NPPES registry listed 197,468 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 15th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Clinical Social Worker, and Richmond 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 Virginia
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 9,014 | 4.6% |
| 2 | Behavior Technician | 7,700 | 3.9% |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 7,555 | 3.8% |
| 4 | Professional Counselor | 7,253 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 6,623 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 6,601 | 3.3% |
| 7 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 5,601 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 5,227 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Family Medicine Physician | 5,165 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Mental Health Counselor | 5,075 | 2.6% |
| 11 | General Practice Dentistry | 4,741 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Internal Medicine Physician | 4,489 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Physician Assistant | 4,349 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Home Health Agency | 3,696 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 3,395 | 1.7% |
| 16 | Behavior Analyst | 3,293 | 1.7% |
| 17 | Dentist | 3,152 | 1.6% |
| 18 | Clinical Psychologist | 2,731 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Community/Behavioral Health Agency | 2,619 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Chiropractor | 2,569 | 1.3% |
| 21 | Pediatrics Physician | 2,304 | 1.2% |
| 22 | Optometrist | 2,262 | 1.1% |
| 23 | Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN) | 2,240 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 2,146 | 1.1% |
| 25 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 1,876 | 1.0% |
| 26 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 1,875 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Nurse Practitioner | 1,823 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 1,774 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Psychiatry Physician | 1,703 | 0.9% |
| 30 | Anesthesiology Physician | 1,571 | 0.8% |
What the numbers show
Clinical Social Worker leads with 9,014 active records, 4.6% of everything the state has, or 1.2 times the volume of Behavior Technician, the runner up at 7,700. Physical Therapist rounds out the podium with 7,555. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 19.3% of Virginia's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 61.0% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 755 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 990 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Richmond (17,801), Virginia Beach (11,919) and Fairfax (8,174) post the largest volumes. Virginia holds 2.1% 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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