Home › State

Nebraska

8,521 individual providers in 73 specialties, 2024 · 13 metro and micro areas

Market Comparisons are prepared for one specialty in one metro area (or the state's area outside metro areas). View sample report

Individual providers by data year: 2020: 7,744 · 2021: 7,956 · 2022: 8,168 · 2023: 8,246 · 2024: 8,521.

Specialties practicing in Nebraska, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	1,458
Physician Assistant	1,047
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	671
Family Practice	670
Chiropractic	471
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	461
Internal Medicine	323
Optometry	311
Anesthesiology	244
Emergency Medicine	193
Hospitalist	182
Diagnostic Radiology	179
Obstetrics & Gynecology	156
Orthopedic Surgery	135
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	124
General Surgery	121
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	100
Psychiatry	99
Ophthalmology	81
Pathology	81
Audiologist	80
Cardiology	76
Neurology	73
Gastroenterology	72
Otolaryngology	68
Podiatry	64
Pulmonary Disease	64
Psychologist, Clinical	57
Urology	54
Dermatology	52
Speech Language Pathologist	46
Nephrology	44
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	43
Infectious Disease	42
Licensed Professional Counselor	41
Interventional Cardiology	40
Endocrinology	33
Neurosurgery	32
Medical Oncology	30
Rheumatology	30
Hematology-Oncology	28
Vascular Surgery	27
Radiation Oncology	25
Pain Management	23
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	23
Thoracic Surgery	21
Allergy/ Immunology	20
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	19
Hand Surgery	18
Hematology	14
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	14
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	13
Critical Care (Intensivists)	13
Geriatric Medicine	13
Interventional Radiology	12
Surgical Oncology	12
Sports Medicine	11
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	9
Hospice and Palliative Care	9
Pediatric Medicine	7
Maxillofacial Surgery	6
General Practice	5
Interventional Pain Management	5
Gynecological Oncology	4
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	4
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	4
Certified Nurse Midwife	3
Sleep Medicine	3
Cardiac Surgery	2
Dentist	2
Geriatric Psychiatry	2
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	1
Nuclear Medicine	1

Metro areas and non-metro Nebraska, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Beatrice, NE	Micro	24	5
Columbus, NE	Micro	134	43
Fremont, NE	Micro	137	47
Grand Island, NE	Metro	299	115
Hastings, NE	Micro	174	55
Kearney, NE	Micro	360	125
Lexington, NE	Micro	44	11
Lincoln, NE	Metro	1,686	627
Norfolk, NE	Micro	254	80
North Platte, NE	Micro	189	74
Omaha, NE-IA (crosses a state line)	Metro	4,689	2,258
Scottsbluff, NE	Micro	173	66
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (crosses a state line)	Metro	648	225
Nebraska outside metro areas	Non-metro	618	162

Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Nebraska; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.

Largest cities in Nebraska

Omaha (3,856 clinicians)
Lincoln (1,645 clinicians)
Kearney (341 clinicians)
Grand Island (281 clinicians)
Norfolk (235 clinicians)
North Platte (186 clinicians)
Hastings (165 clinicians)
Scottsbluff (150 clinicians)
Fremont (135 clinicians)
Columbus (120 clinicians)

All 165 cities in Nebraska

Largest hospitals in Nebraska

The Nebraska Medical Center (1,943 affiliated clinicians)
Bryan Medical Center (1,021 affiliated clinicians)
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital (994 affiliated clinicians)
Chi Health Bergan Mercy (959 affiliated clinicians)
Bellevue Medical Center (791 affiliated clinicians)
Chi Health Lakeside (682 affiliated clinicians)
Chi Health St. Elizabeth (484 affiliated clinicians)
Chi Health Immanuel (461 affiliated clinicians)
Methodist Fremont Health (348 affiliated clinicians)
Faith Health (332 affiliated clinicians)

All 93 hospitals in Nebraska

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data year 2024. Largest by the count of clinicians.