Doctors in Nevada: 4,956 enrolled in Medicare
Nevada has 4,956 MD and DO clinicians enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026: 152 per 100,000 residents, 51st of 51 (the states and DC), against 214 for the US. The most are in Las Vegas, 2,727 in our physician files. Per capita Nevada is strongest in pain management physicians (2nd, 2.3 per 100,000).
By Ryan Doyle, founder of Doctor Email List. Published Oct 5, 2026.
Nevada physicians by specialty
Every specialty with at least one clinician in Nevada, 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 | Nevada | Per 100,000 | Rank | US per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | 2,590 | 79.3 | 37th | 83.7 |
| Physician Assistants | 913 | 27.9 | 44th | 40.8 |
| Internal Medicine Physicians | 807 | 24.7 | 33rd | 30.9 |
| Family Physicians | 700 | 21.4 | 47th | 28.7 |
| Emergency Physicians | 392 | 12.0 | 39th | 13.5 |
| Anesthesiologists | 380 | 11.6 | 31st | 13.3 |
| Optometrists | 336 | 10.3 | 36th | 10.9 |
| OB/GYNs | 248 | 7.6 | 50th | 10.1 |
| Radiologists | 225 | 6.9 | 48th | 11.1 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons | 193 | 5.9 | 50th | 7.4 |
| Cardiologists | 191 | 5.8 | 47th | 8.7 |
| Chiropractors | 182 | 5.6 | 50th | 11.8 |
| Psychiatrists | 174 | 5.3 | 46th | 8.4 |
| General Surgeons | 172 | 5.3 | 50th | 6.9 |
| Hospitalists | 127 | 3.9 | 45th | 7.1 |
| Ophthalmologists | 126 | 3.9 | 42nd | 5.3 |
| Podiatrists | 112 | 3.4 | 32nd | 4.7 |
| Neurologists | 100 | 3.1 | 49th | 5.5 |
| Nephrologists | 98 | 3.0 | 18th | 2.9 |
| Oncologists | 88 | 2.7 | 50th | 5.0 |
| Gastroenterologists | 85 | 2.6 | 49th | 4.7 |
| Physiatrists | 83 | 2.5 | 20th | 2.7 |
| Pain Management Physicians | 76 | 2.3 | 2nd | 1.4 |
| Dermatologists | 74 | 2.3 | 48th | 4.0 |
| Critical care physicians | 62 | 1.9 | 19th | 1.8 |
| Pulmonologists | 58 | 1.8 | 50th | 3.4 |
| Pediatricians | 51 | 1.6 | 51st | 3.8 |
| Urologists | 50 | 1.5 | 51st | 3.0 |
| Pathologists | 48 | 1.5 | 50th | 3.8 |
| Infectious Disease Physicians | 48 | 1.5 | 42nd | 2.1 |
| ENTs | 46 | 1.4 | 51st | 2.9 |
| Endocrinologists | 46 | 1.4 | 42nd | 2.1 |
| Vascular Surgeons | 39 | 1.2 | 23rd | 1.2 |
| Radiation Oncologists | 37 | 1.1 | 47th | 1.6 |
| Rheumatologists | 29 | 0.9 | 50th | 1.6 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgeons | 26 | 0.8 | 47th | 1.2 |
| Neurosurgeons | 22 | 0.7 | 51st | 1.7 |
| Plastic Surgeons | 20 | 0.6 | 49th | 1.4 |
| General practice physicians | 19 | 0.6 | 39th | 1.2 |
| Allergists | 13 | 0.4 | 48th | 1.1 |
| Osteopathic manipulative medicine physicians | 12 | 0.4 | 17th | 0.3 |
| Geriatric medicine physicians | 11 | 0.3 | 38th | 0.6 |
| Sports medicine physicians | 10 | 0.3 | 49th | 0.7 |
| Colorectal surgeons | 9 | 0.3 | 44th | 0.5 |
| Hospice and palliative care physicians | 7 | 0.2 | 50th | 0.7 |
| Micrographic dermatologic surgeons | 6 | 0.2 | 19th | 0.2 |
| Sleep medicine physicians | 5 | 0.2 | 47th | 0.3 |
| Preventive medicine physicians | 3 | 0.1 | 37th | 0.2 |
| Addiction medicine physicians | 2 | 0.1 | 43rd | 0.2 |
| Hematologists | 1 | 0.0 | 46th | 0.3 |
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 Nevada. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors and optometrists have their own files and are not in the MD and DO total. Nevada ranks lowest per capita in pediatricians (51st, 1.6 per 100,000), urologists (51st, 1.5 per 100,000), OB/GYNs (50th, 7.6 per 100,000) and orthopedic surgeons (50th, 5.9 per 100,000).
Where Nevada physicians practice
In the 4,806 clinicians Nevada has across the physician specialty files we sell, counted once each, 30% are women and 18% offer telehealth. The median graduation year is 2005. These are the cities with the most of them.
| City | Clinicians | Share of Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 2,727 | 57% |
| Reno | 857 | 18% |
| Henderson | 575 | 12% |
| Carson City | 132 | 2.7% |
| Sparks | 87 | 1.8% |
Largest practice groups in Nevada
Groups ranked by the number of Nevada clinicians the CMS file lists under them. 58% of Nevada 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 | Nevada clinicians listed |
|---|---|
| Community Care Services LLC | 318 |
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada | 233 |
| Intermountain Medical Holdings Nevada Inc | 168 |
| Platinum Hospitalists LLP | 144 |
| Unlv Medicine | 131 |
A health system can appear under more than one legal name, so a group here may be part of a larger one.
Questions about Nevada doctors
4,956 MD and DO clinicians in Nevada 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 152 per 100,000 residents, 51st 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 Nevada, with 2,590, then physician assistants with 913. 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 Nevada 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.