Endodontics: how many are there, and how many are in private practice?

National totals

What this specialty covers

The branch of dentistry that is concerned with the morphology, physiology and pathology of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues. Its study and practice encompass the basic and clinical sciences including biology of the normal pulp, the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions.

Reading the sole-proprietor share

For Endodontics, 2,377 records, or 26.2%, have the sole-proprietor field marked in NPPES. This self-reported field can describe administrative classification, but it is an imperfect proxy for private practice and does not by itself establish ownership, employment arrangement, or independent practice.

By state

New NPI registrations by year

Counts reflect the year each NPI was first issued, among records still active today. The final year is partial: this data covers through 2026-01-11.

Data notes

• The sole-proprietor field is self-reported by the provider in NPPES and is an imperfect proxy for private practice.
• A sole-proprietor count shown as <11 is suppressed: the true value is below 11, which could include zero.
• Counts are active NPI records with Endodontics as the primary taxonomy, not a census of practicing clinicians or offices.
• First-enumeration year describes when an NPI was first recorded, not necessarily when a clinician began practicing endodontics.
• Providers are counted once, by their primary taxonomy code only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Data Dissemination file, FOIA-disclosable public data under CMS-6060-N. Aggregated by Hero EMR on 2026-08-03; deactivated NPIs excluded; specialty assigned from the primary taxonomy code (NUCC 25.1). Counts below 11 are suppressed. Individual providers are never published. All provider data pages.

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