Doctors in Idaho: 3,386 enrolled in Medicare
Idaho has 3,386 MD and DO clinicians enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026: 169 per 100,000 residents, 47th of 51 (the states and DC), against 214 for the US. The most are in Boise, 657 in our physician files.
By Ryan Doyle, founder of Doctor Email List. Published Oct 5, 2026.
Idaho physicians by specialty
Every specialty with at least one clinician in Idaho, largest first. Rank is among the states and DC (51 in all) by clinicians per 100,000 residents. Where we have a state page or a list for the specialty, the name links to it.
| Specialty | Idaho | Per 100,000 | Rank | US per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | 1,626 | 81.2 | 35th | 83.7 |
| Physician Assistants | 1,373 | 68.6 | 7th | 40.8 |
| Family Physicians | 774 | 38.7 | 10th | 28.7 |
| Chiropractors | 339 | 16.9 | 14th | 11.8 |
| Internal Medicine Physicians | 297 | 14.8 | 49th | 30.9 |
| Optometrists | 295 | 14.7 | 14th | 10.9 |
| Emergency Physicians | 254 | 12.7 | 34th | 13.5 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons | 201 | 10.0 | 10th | 7.4 |
| Radiologists | 176 | 8.8 | 40th | 11.1 |
| OB/GYNs | 153 | 7.6 | 49th | 10.1 |
| General Surgeons | 138 | 6.9 | 33rd | 6.9 |
| Cardiologists | 127 | 6.3 | 44th | 8.7 |
| Hospitalists | 118 | 5.9 | 35th | 7.1 |
| Anesthesiologists | 106 | 5.3 | 51st | 13.3 |
| Psychiatrists | 100 | 5.0 | 48th | 8.4 |
| Ophthalmologists | 84 | 4.2 | 34th | 5.3 |
| Podiatrists | 72 | 3.6 | 31st | 4.7 |
| Gastroenterologists | 68 | 3.4 | 40th | 4.7 |
| Neurologists | 60 | 3.0 | 50th | 5.5 |
| Dermatologists | 60 | 3.0 | 37th | 4.0 |
| Pulmonologists | 59 | 2.9 | 38th | 3.4 |
| Pathologists | 57 | 2.8 | 43rd | 3.8 |
| Oncologists | 55 | 2.7 | 49th | 5.0 |
| ENTs | 52 | 2.6 | 38th | 2.9 |
| Physiatrists | 52 | 2.6 | 19th | 2.7 |
| Urologists | 45 | 2.2 | 46th | 3.0 |
| Pediatricians | 42 | 2.1 | 49th | 3.8 |
| Neurosurgeons | 39 | 1.9 | 15th | 1.7 |
| Nephrologists | 31 | 1.5 | 49th | 2.9 |
| Pain Management Physicians | 29 | 1.4 | 12th | 1.4 |
| Critical care physicians | 26 | 1.3 | 31st | 1.8 |
| Radiation Oncologists | 26 | 1.3 | 38th | 1.6 |
| Rheumatologists | 24 | 1.2 | 41st | 1.6 |
| Vascular Surgeons | 22 | 1.1 | 33rd | 1.2 |
| Infectious Disease Physicians | 21 | 1.0 | 49th | 2.1 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgeons | 21 | 1.0 | 31st | 1.2 |
| Plastic Surgeons | 20 | 1.0 | 43rd | 1.4 |
| Sports medicine physicians | 20 | 1.0 | 7th | 0.7 |
| General practice physicians | 15 | 0.7 | 29th | 1.2 |
| Endocrinologists | 13 | 0.6 | 51st | 2.1 |
| Allergists | 13 | 0.6 | 43rd | 1.1 |
| Sleep medicine physicians | 11 | 0.5 | 6th | 0.3 |
| Osteopathic manipulative medicine physicians | 8 | 0.4 | 14th | 0.3 |
| Colorectal surgeons | 6 | 0.3 | 41st | 0.5 |
| Hospice and palliative care physicians | 5 | 0.2 | 49th | 0.7 |
| Micrographic dermatologic surgeons | 5 | 0.2 | 11th | 0.2 |
| Geriatric medicine physicians | 4 | 0.2 | 45th | 0.6 |
| Preventive medicine physicians | 4 | 0.2 | 10th | 0.2 |
| Nuclear medicine physicians | 3 | 0.1 | 23rd | 0.2 |
| Addiction medicine physicians | 2 | 0.1 | 34th | 0.2 |
Counts are one row per NPI under the clinician's primary Medicare specialty, from the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026. Rates use the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate for Idaho. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors and optometrists have their own files and are not in the MD and DO total. Idaho ranks lowest per capita in anesthesiologists (51st, 5.3 per 100,000), neurologists (50th, 3.0 per 100,000), internal medicine physicians (49th, 14.8 per 100,000) and OB/GYNs (49th, 7.6 per 100,000).
Where Idaho physicians practice
In the 3,219 clinicians Idaho has across the physician specialty files we sell, counted once each, 26% are women and 17% offer telehealth. The median graduation year is 2007. These are the cities with the most of them.
| City | Clinicians | Share of Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| Boise | 657 | 20% |
| Meridian | 561 | 17% |
| Idaho Falls | 256 | 8% |
| Pocatello | 210 | 6.5% |
| Coeur D Alene | 185 | 5.7% |
Largest practice groups in Idaho
Groups ranked by the number of Idaho clinicians the CMS file lists under them. 69% of Idaho physicians with a group on file are in a group of 50 or more listed clinicians, against 80% across the US.
| Practice or health system, as CMS prints it | Idaho clinicians listed |
|---|---|
| St Lukes Clinic-Treasure Valley LLC | 537 |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Inc | 280 |
| Kootenai Health Inc | 194 |
| St Lukes Clinic LLC | 126 |
| Pocatello Health Services LLC | 89 |
A health system can appear under more than one legal name, so a group here may be part of a larger one.
Questions about Idaho doctors
3,386 MD and DO clinicians in Idaho are enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026, one per NPI, in the state of their main practice location. That is 169 per 100,000 residents, 47th of 51 among the states and DC. Physicians who bill no Medicare patients are not in the file.
Nurse Practitioners are the largest group in Idaho, with 1,626, then physician assistants with 1,373. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are counted in their own files and are not in the MD and DO total.
We sell national lists, one CSV per specialty for $295, or every specialty in one file for $995. We don't sell a state-only file. City, state and ZIP are on nearly every row, so keeping the Idaho rows is one filter in any spreadsheet.
States with a similar count per capita
Specialty email lists
National CSVs, one per specialty. City, state and ZIP are on the rows, so any state is one filter away.