States / District of Columbia

DC · #23 of 51 by enrolled NPIs

Medicare providers in District of Columbia

50,611 unique NPIs are enrolled in Medicare in District of Columbia, number 23 of 51. Practitioners in the 82 specialties tracked here account for 45,329 of them; the largest is nurse practitioner (7,719), and nurse practitioners outnumber family-practice physicians 4.1 to 1.

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  1. 1Enrolled NPIs 50,611
  2. 2Largest specialty Nurse Practitioner
  3. 3Rank of 51 #23
  4. 4Specialties present 82
Nurse Practitioner7,719Physician Assistant3,911Internal Medicine3,278Physical Therapist in...3,182Clinical Social Worker2,407Family Practice1,874Pediatric Medicine1,506Emergency Medicine1,496Anesthesiology1,395Mental Health Counselor1,392Certified Registered Nurse...1,371Diagnostic Radiology1,324Obstetrics/Gynecology1,090Psychiatry891Optometry876
Medicare-enrolled practitioners in District of Columbia by specialty, 15 largest, bars to scale. Source: CMS PPEF, 2026-09-29.

Every specialty in District of Columbia

Each figure is the number of NPIs enrolled in Medicare in District of Columbia under that specialty, beside its share of the specialty's national total.

SpecialtyDCShare of US
Nurse Practitioner7,7192.1%
Physician Assistant3,9112.3%
Internal Medicine3,2782.6%
Physical Therapist in Private Practice3,1822.8%
Clinical Social Worker2,4072.4%
Family Practice1,8741.6%
Pediatric Medicine1,5062.7%
Emergency Medicine1,4962.3%
Anesthesiology1,3952.8%
Mental Health Counselor1,3921.9%
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)1,3712.2%
Diagnostic Radiology1,3243.5%
Obstetrics/Gynecology1,0902.6%
Psychiatry8912.4%
Optometry8761.9%
Hospitalist7352.5%
Orthopedic Surgery5992.3%
Clinical Psychologist5941.6%
Ophthalmology5812.8%
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice5662.3%
General Surgery5642%
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)5582.3%
Neurology4722.2%
Gastroenterology4322.4%
Podiatry3952.3%
Dermatology3642.4%
Chiropractic3450.8%
Pathology3262.2%
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional2952.6%
Critical Care (Intensivists)2843.5%
Urology2492.1%
Qualified Audiologist2452.1%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation2452.2%
Qualified Speech Language Pathologist2421.7%
Otolaryngology2372.1%
Hematology/Oncology2321.9%
Nephrology2232%
Certified Nurse Midwife (Cnm)1982%
Pulmonary Disease1771.3%
Endocrinology1692%
Infectious Disease1501.8%
Anesthesiology Assistant1463.2%
Allergy/Immunology1253%
Radiation Oncology1232.1%
Vascular Surgery1192.6%
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1182%
Rheumatology1131.8%
Medical Oncology1012%
Interventional Radiology1012.8%
Neurosurgery951.4%
Marriage and Family Therapist880.6%
General Practice780.8%
Hospice/Palliative Care722.4%
Interventional Cardiology711.2%
Thoracic Surgery691.9%
Geriatric Medicine572.2%
Pain Management551.5%
Dentist510.8%
Cardiac Electrophysiology491.6%
Interventional Pain Management482.7%
Cardiac Surgery392.3%
Sports Medicine351.3%
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)341.6%
Sleep Medicine342.6%
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology343.2%
Nuclear Medicine314.2%
Oral Surgery300.8%
Surgical Oncology291.8%
Hand Surgery281.4%
Gynecological Oncology272%
Preventive Medicine242.3%
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (Mds)213.4%
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine191.7%
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns)180.8%
Hematology171.3%
Addiction Medicine101.3%
Neuropsychiatry92.1%
Epileptologists82.2%
Medical Genetics and Genomics51.1%
Maxillofacial Surgery40.4%
Psychologist Billing Independently40.4%
Other (Non-Physician)10.3%

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment, extract of 2026-09-29; unique NPIs per state. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.