Home Health
There are 95,203 active home health providers in the United States, distributed across 62 states. A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as phy The directory pages currently published below cover 3 states.
By state
Top metros
- HOUSTON, TX 2,216 providers
- DALLAS, TX 750 providers
- SAN ANTONIO, TX 619 providers
- ATLANTA, GA 363 providers
- RICHMOND, TX 360 providers
- ARLINGTON, TX 282 providers
- EL PASO, TX 250 providers
- SUGAR LAND, TX 248 providers
- KATY, TX 246 providers
- GARLAND, TX 231 providers
- AUSTIN, TX 223 providers
- FORT WORTH, TX 191 providers
- MCALLEN, TX 182 providers
- MESQUITE, TX 171 providers
- GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 171 providers
- PLANO, TX 166 providers
- MISSOURI CITY, TX 154 providers
- RICHARDSON, TX 152 providers
- LAREDO, TX 132 providers
- LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 127 providers
Related taxonomy codes
- Community/Behavioral Health 70,479 active providers 251S00000X
- In Home Supportive Care 48,399 active providers 253Z00000X
- Case Management 20,585 active providers 251B00000X
- Hospice Care, Community Based 16,396 active providers 251G00000X
- Local Education Agency (LEA) 16,215 active providers 251300000X
- Day Training, Developmentally Disabled Services 11,551 active providers 251C00000X
- Early Intervention Provider Agency 9,323 active providers 252Y00000X
- Public Health or Welfare 7,875 active providers 251K00000X
- Nursing Care 6,730 active providers 251J00000X
- Voluntary or Charitable 2,977 active providers 251V00000X
- Foster Care Agency 2,244 active providers 253J00000X
- Supports Brokerage 964 active providers 251X00000X
About home health
A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.
Frequently asked
What does a home health provider do?
Home Health providers are healthcare professionals classified under the NUCC Healthcare Provider Taxonomy. Refer to the NUCC taxonomy definitions and your state licensing board for scope of practice details.
How do I verify a home health provider's NPI?
Every NPI on Praxis MD has a verifiable record in the official CMS NPPES registry. Open NPPES to confirm, then check the issuing state board for current license status.
How current is this data?
Each page shows the CMS NPPES source snapshot date used to build it. Use the linked CMS record when you need the latest source entry.