List of Doctors in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 17,419 doctors in Portugal, one in every 49 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 55 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in five of all medical practices are based in Lisboa, Porto, Coimbra, Oeiras and Vila Nova de Gaia. Below you find the largest medical practices in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

17,419 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies17,4191 in49 Portuguese companiesCities309Largest cityLisboa 3,195Sole traders<0.1%Employees1-4 (92%)Revenue< $100K (53%)Email13%Phone25%Website16%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Nephrocare Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Professor Salazar de Sousa, Lote 12	Lisboa	1750-233	*****.pt	1980	$115,830,629	1,346	Corporation	5409	501127550
2	Meo - Associacão De Cuidados De Saúde	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40	Lisboa	1069-300	*****.pt	1995	$103,591,339	180	Non profit organization	N/A	503509027
3	Diaverum - Investimentos E Servicos, Lda	Portugal	Sintra	Zona Industrial Da Abrunheira, Edifício 1 1ºescritório 1 O	Lisboa	2710-089	*****.pt	2002	$69,481,058	1,346	Partnership of unknown type	175	511154097
4	Trust - Gestão Integrada De Saúde, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Rua Ceuta, 43 1º-	Porto	4050-191	*****.pt	2011	$50,774,255	112	Corporation	5	509697437
5	Imi - Imagens Médicas Integradas, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Dom João Ii, 9 Torre B 7º	Lisboa	1990-077	*****.pt	1986	$33,675,082	191	Corporation	934	501721037
6	Dr.campos Costa - Consultório De Tomografia Computorizada, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Rua Do Campo Alegre, 231 5º Sala 7	Porto	4150-178	*****.pt	1988	$30,524,716	192	Corporation	2015	502082429
7	Luz Saúde - Unidades De Saúde E De Apoio À Terceira Idade, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Carlos Alberto Da Mota Pinto, 17 9º	Lisboa	1070-313	*****.pt	2001	$27,588,254	4	Corporation	969	505173840
8	Sãvida - Medicina Apoiada, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida 24 de Julho, 12	Lisboa	1249-300	N/A	1994	$26,236,917	40	Corporation	990	503293512
9	Ir - Instituto De Radiologia Dr.pinto Leite, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua Fernão de Magalhães, 2 Fracão J	Porto	4400-629	*****.com	1983	$23,641,852	111	Corporation	33	501396772
10	S.M.N. - Servicos Médico-Nocturnos, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da Liberdade, 245 7ºe	Lisboa	1250-143	N/A	1986	$23,305,964	163	Corporation	9	501691715
11	Cuf Arrifana De Sousa, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Do Forte, 3 2º	Lisboa	2790-073	*****.pt	1982	$22,468,767	245	Corporation	185	501319956
12	Cintramédica Ii - Servicos De Saúde, Lda	Portugal	Sintra	Travessa Da Portela, Edifício Cintramédica	Lisboa	2710-437	*****.pt	1975	$21,105,179	314	Partnership of unknown type	17	500330859
13	Soerad - Sociedade De Estudos Radiológicos, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Torres Vedras	Rua Cândido Dos Reis, 30	Lisboa	2560-312	*****.pt	1980	$20,033,215	149	Corporation	6	500982201
14	Joaquim Chaves Oncologia, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Aníbal Bettencourt, 3	Lisboa	2790-225	*****.pt	1998	$18,450,185	133	Corporation	34	504148850
15	Unlimitedcare - Servicos De Saúde E Assistência, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Marechal Craveiro Lopes, 6/6a	Lisboa	1700-284	*****.pt	2012	$17,367,513	52	Corporation	14	510367615
16	Eurodial - Centro De Nefrologia E Diálise De Leiria, S.A.	Portugal	Leiria	Rua Da Carrasqueira, 19	Leiria	2400-441	*****.pt	1982	$17,295,269	110	Corporation	5045	501173269
17	Instituto Português De Microcirurgia Ocular, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Tomás Da Fonseca, Torre F 3º	Lisboa	1600-209	*****.pt	1993	$16,902,529	68	Partnership of unknown type	2	503087084
18	Quirónprevención - Seguranca E Saúde No Trabalho, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Soeiro Pereira Gomes, 8 12º	Lisboa	1600-198	N/A	1999	$15,911,162	226	Corporation	1070	504518569
19	Lifefocus Ii - Global Solutions, Lda	Portugal	Vila Nova de Famalicão	Rua Camilo Castelo Branco, 91 2º	Braga	4760-127	*****.pt	2014	$15,224,113	93	Partnership of unknown type	45	510996299
20	Luísa Magalhães Ramos - Cirurgia Plástica, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Miguel Bombarda, 37b	Lisboa	1050-161	*****.pt	2013	$13,487,120	73	Partnership of unknown type	5	510619630
21	Instituto Valenciano De Infertilidade - Clínica De Reproducão Assistida, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 333h Piso 0 Esqº 1	Lisboa	1800-282	*****.pt	2005	$13,363,499	77	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	507279271
22	Diaton - Centro De Tomografia Computorizada, S.A.	Portugal	Coimbra	Coimbra Inovacão Parque, Lote 17 Edifício Sanfil Medicina	Coimbra	3040-540	*****.pt	1980	$13,178,387	86	Corporation	14	500972974
23	Clínica Cuf Alvalade, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Do Forte, 3 2º	Lisboa	2790-073	*****.pt	2003	$12,378,396	40	Corporation	185	506529029
24	Ucs - Cuidados Integrados De Saúde, S.A.	Portugal	Loures	Avenida Severiano Falcão, 2	Lisboa	2685-378	*****.pt	1995	$11,818,825	102	Corporation	1699	503486647
25	Knokhealth Portugal, Lda	Portugal	Matosinhos	Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque, 742	Porto	4450-203	N/A	2015	$11,727,134	73	Partnership of unknown type	3	513692258

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Medical practices in Lisboa

Lisboa has 3,195 doctors and medical practices, 3.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 67% above the national share. Nine in ten Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 10 have 50 or more. 120 new firms were entered in 2026, 80 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 2,889 · 92%
5-9: 146 · 5%
10-19: 60 · 2%
20-49: 23 · 0.7%
50+: 10 · 0.3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 2,599 · 81%
Lda and S.A.: 486 · 15%
Other or none: 110 · 3%

Of the Portuguese total: 18.3%
Of all Lisboa companies: 3.4%
Against the national share: 1.7×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 120
Entered 2025: 203
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 14.5%

Old

Before 1990: 80 · 3%
1990 or later: 3,115 · 97%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 19.6%

Reachable

Email: 372 · 12%
Phone: 849 · 27%
Website: 494 · 15%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 1,475 · 48%
$100K-$500K: 1,349 · 44%
$500K-$1M: 132 · 4%
$1M and more: 102 · 3%

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Largest medical practices in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Servico de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Eperam is the largest medical practice in Portugal by headcount. 55 firms employ 50 people or more; 26 employ 100 or more.

1Funchal1,654 staff
2Lisboa1,346 staff
3Matosinhos504 staff
4Sintra314 staff
5Oeiras245 staff
6Anadia240 staff
7Lisboa226 staff
8Porto192 staff
9Lisboa191 staff
10Lisboa180 staff

By employee size · 16,946 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	15,565	92%
5-9	853	5%
10-19	316	2%
20-49	157	0.9%
50-99	29	0.2%
100-199	19	0.1%
200-499	4	<0.1%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	2	<0.1%

92% have 1 to 4 people; 157 have 20 to 49; 55 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	8,736	53%
$100K-$500K	6,630	40%
$500K-$1M	673	4%
$1M-$5M	379	2%
$5M-$10M	33	0.2%
$10M-$50M	25	0.2%
$50M-$100M	2	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	2	<0.1%

53% under $100,000; 379 between $1M and $5M; 62 above $5M.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 16,946 Portuguese medical practices with a known headcount, 15,565 (92%) have one to four people, 853 have five to nine, 473 have ten to 49 and 55 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (8,736, 53%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 1016,418 97%
Small 10 to 49473 3%
Medium 50 to 24952 0.3%
Large 250+3 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 29 more than $10 million.

826

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most doctors in Portugal (3,195), ahead of Porto (1,438), Coimbra (752), Oeiras (615) and Vila Nova de Gaia (548). Together the five hold two in five of them. Relative to their size, Coimbra, Porto and Oeiras have the most: 1.8 to 3.2 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

309 Portuguese cities have at least one medical practice; 161 have ten or more; 20 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Medical practices per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 2.04. Coimbra has 3.2 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By district 29 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	5,741	33%
Porto	3,730	21%
Braga	1,193	7%
Setúbal	1,102	6%
Coimbra	1,008	6%
Aveiro	682	4%
Faro	646	4%
Leiria	489	3%
Santarém	487	3%
Viseu	361	2%

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How many doctors are there in Portugal?

Doctors and medical practices in Portugal

17,419

21 October 2026

There are 17,419 doctors and medical practices in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 49 Portuguese companies. About 4 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (826 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 16,186 93%
Head offices: 557
Branch offices: 676

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 codes 8621 and 8622. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 8621, 8622.

3,020 of the 17,419 are Lda and S.A. (17%); 1 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

826 medical practices were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 4 a working day, after 1,290 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 2.5% of the inflow.

1,0502022
1,1162023
1,1992024
1,2902025
8262026 so far

208 of this year's 826 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Lagoa4 staff
2Benavente4 staff
3Lisboa4 staff
4Guimarães4 staff
5Vila Franca de Xira4 staff

How reachable are they?

Medical practices are harder to reach than the average Portuguese company: 25% list a phone number and 16% a website.

Email2,234 13%
Phone4,370 25%
Website2,731 16%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese medical practices from before 1900, 3 from before 1950 and 409 from before 1990.

1933
1. Anadia
1970
1. Porto
1975
1. Sintra
1976
1. Porto
1977
1. Porto
1977
1. Viseu

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 15 medical practices for every one of the hospitals in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Doctors	17,419	16%	89%
Dental Companies	8,197	27%	82%
Pharmacy Companies	3,727	75%	33%
Vets	1,612	44%	64%
Optometrist Companies	1,142	75%	64%
Hospitals	1,126	38%	42%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	1,115,706	17.5
France	490,388	34.1
Brazil	330,056	11.4
Germany	329,921	48.6
Poland	191,568	30.3
Portugal	17,419	20.4

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in 17,419 Portuguese medical practices work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Only one firm in six is a Lda or S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)1<0.1%
Partnerships13,60178%
Lda and S.A.3,02017%
No form on record or other7975%

Single-site: 93%
Head offices: 557
Branches: 676

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

Frequently asked questions

How many doctors are there in Portugal?

There are 17,419 doctors and medical practices in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 49 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest medical practice in Portugal?

Servico de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Eperam in Funchal, with 1,654 staff. By revenue Nephrocare Portugal, S.A. in Lisboa leads with $115.8 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most doctors?

Lisboa, with 3,195, ahead of Porto (1,438), Coimbra (752), Oeiras (615) and Vila Nova de Gaia (548). Relative to its size, Coimbra has the most: 3.2 times the national share.

How many medical practices are there in Lisboa?

3,195, which is 3.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 67% above the national share.

How big is a typical medical practice?

Small. 92% of the 16,946 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 55 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese doctors sole traders or companies?

One in 17,419 (1) are sole traders, 78% are partnerships and 17% (3,020) are Lda and S.A..

How many medical practices started in 2026?

826 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 1,290 in 2025. 208 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest medical practice in Portugal?

Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Anadia in Anadia, 1933, followed by Clínica Central do Bonfim, S.A. in Porto (1970) and Cintramédica Ii - Servicos de Saúde, Lda in Sintra (1975). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers doctors?

Portuguese doctors are classified under NACE Rev. 2 codes 8621 and 8622. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 8621 and 8622.

Can I download the full list?

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