Healthcare companies in São Paulo, Brazil

The Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) lists 252,927 healthcare companies (hospitals, clinics, laboratories and care providers) in São Paulo, of which 252,927 are active. With 29.2% of Brazil's section Q records, São Paulo is the largest of the country's 27 states for this sector (extraction 2026-10-10). Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 8.0% of São Paulo's records against 8.0% nationally (location quotient 1.01).

The city of Sao Paulo concentrates 42.8% of the active companies, followed by Campinas (9,759) and Ribeirao Preto (7,545); the three together hold 49.6%. The median active company is 4.1 years old; 15% were registered in the last year and 41% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 37,347 new healthcare businesses were registered in São Paulo, +4.9% on the previous 12 months (national section Q: +11.6%). By ISIC division, 86 (human health activities) is 92.1% of the records and 88 (social work activities without accommodation) 4.5%. Size is known for 79% of the active companies; 82% of those are micro.

Hospitals, clinics, laboratories, dental and medical practices, care homes and social-assistance organisations. In Brazil and Colombia a large share of division 86 is physicians incorporated as single-practitioner companies; filter by size or legal form to separate institutions from practices. Healthtech, medical supply, health-plan and revenue-cycle vendors are the buyers.