Doctors in Nebraska: 3,676 enrolled in Medicare
Nebraska has 3,676 MD and DO clinicians enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026: 183 per 100,000 residents, 40th of 51 (the states and DC), against 214 for the US. The most are in Omaha, 1,540 in our physician files. Per capita Nebraska is strongest in chiropractors (4th, 27.8 per 100,000).
By Ryan Doyle, founder of Doctor Email List. Published Oct 5, 2026.
Nebraska physicians by specialty
Every specialty with at least one clinician in Nebraska, 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 | Nebraska | Per 100,000 | Rank | US per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | 1,836 | 91.5 | 29th | 83.7 |
| Physician Assistants | 1,198 | 59.7 | 13th | 40.8 |
| Family Physicians | 742 | 37.0 | 15th | 28.7 |
| Chiropractors | 557 | 27.8 | 4th | 11.8 |
| Internal Medicine Physicians | 340 | 17.0 | 47th | 30.9 |
| Optometrists | 319 | 15.9 | 8th | 10.9 |
| Anesthesiologists | 245 | 12.2 | 26th | 13.3 |
| OB/GYNs | 186 | 9.3 | 32nd | 10.1 |
| Emergency Physicians | 179 | 8.9 | 49th | 13.5 |
| Radiologists | 177 | 8.8 | 38th | 11.1 |
| Hospitalists | 168 | 8.4 | 22nd | 7.1 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons | 156 | 7.8 | 23rd | 7.4 |
| General Surgeons | 144 | 7.2 | 29th | 6.9 |
| Psychiatrists | 133 | 6.6 | 34th | 8.4 |
| Cardiologists | 120 | 6.0 | 45th | 8.7 |
| Neurologists | 89 | 4.4 | 39th | 5.5 |
| Pathologists | 83 | 4.1 | 18th | 3.8 |
| Oncologists | 78 | 3.9 | 43rd | 5.0 |
| Ophthalmologists | 77 | 3.8 | 44th | 5.3 |
| Gastroenterologists | 77 | 3.8 | 32nd | 4.7 |
| ENTs | 68 | 3.4 | 12th | 2.9 |
| Podiatrists | 64 | 3.2 | 41st | 4.7 |
| Pediatricians | 62 | 3.1 | 37th | 3.8 |
| Dermatologists | 55 | 2.7 | 41st | 4.0 |
| Infectious Disease Physicians | 53 | 2.6 | 9th | 2.1 |
| Pulmonologists | 50 | 2.5 | 44th | 3.4 |
| Endocrinologists | 45 | 2.2 | 14th | 2.1 |
| Urologists | 44 | 2.2 | 49th | 3.0 |
| Physiatrists | 42 | 2.1 | 34th | 2.7 |
| Neurosurgeons | 39 | 1.9 | 17th | 1.7 |
| Nephrologists | 33 | 1.6 | 48th | 2.9 |
| Rheumatologists | 30 | 1.5 | 25th | 1.6 |
| Pain Management Physicians | 28 | 1.4 | 18th | 1.4 |
| Plastic Surgeons | 27 | 1.3 | 20th | 1.4 |
| Radiation Oncologists | 26 | 1.3 | 39th | 1.6 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgeons | 24 | 1.2 | 22nd | 1.2 |
| Hematologists | 22 | 1.1 | 2nd | 0.3 |
| Allergists | 17 | 0.8 | 33rd | 1.1 |
| Vascular Surgeons | 16 | 0.8 | 47th | 1.2 |
| Sports medicine physicians | 11 | 0.5 | 37th | 0.7 |
| Geriatric medicine physicians | 11 | 0.5 | 22nd | 0.6 |
| Colorectal surgeons | 10 | 0.5 | 25th | 0.5 |
| Critical care physicians | 9 | 0.4 | 50th | 1.8 |
| Hospice and palliative care physicians | 9 | 0.4 | 40th | 0.7 |
| General practice physicians | 7 | 0.3 | 50th | 1.2 |
| Sleep medicine physicians | 4 | 0.2 | 40th | 0.3 |
| Micrographic dermatologic surgeons | 3 | 0.1 | 27th | 0.2 |
| Osteopathic manipulative medicine physicians | 2 | 0.1 | 46th | 0.3 |
| Nuclear medicine physicians | 2 | 0.1 | 33rd | 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 Nebraska. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors and optometrists have their own files and are not in the MD and DO total. Nebraska ranks lowest per capita in emergency physicians (49th, 8.9 per 100,000) and internal medicine physicians (47th, 17.0 per 100,000).
Where Nebraska physicians practice
In the 3,463 clinicians Nebraska has across the physician specialty files we sell, counted once each, 34% are women and 16% offer telehealth. The median graduation year is 2006. These are the cities with the most of them.
| City | Clinicians | Share of Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 1,540 | 44% |
| Lincoln | 551 | 16% |
| Kearney | 109 | 3.1% |
| Bellevue | 100 | 2.9% |
| North Platte | 95 | 2.7% |
Largest practice groups in Nebraska
Groups ranked by the number of Nebraska clinicians the CMS file lists under them. 73% of Nebraska 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 | Nebraska clinicians listed |
|---|---|
| Unmc Physicians | 810 |
| Alegent Creighton Clinic | 283 |
| Physicians Clinic Inc | 190 |
| CHI Health Clinic Specialty LLC | 109 |
| Bryan Physician Network | 98 |
A health system can appear under more than one legal name, so a group here may be part of a larger one.
Questions about Nebraska doctors
3,676 MD and DO clinicians in Nebraska 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 183 per 100,000 residents, 40th 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 Nebraska, with 1,836, then physician assistants with 1,198. 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 Nebraska 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.