Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 26, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	NEXTGEN HEALTHCARE, INC.
Trading Symbol	NXGN
Entity Central Index Key	0000708818
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		64,668,434