U.S. Physician Statistics by Specialty and State

Data source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)
Dataset: September 2026
Last updated: September 16, 2026

The U.S. Physician Statistics page summarizes the latest publicly available National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) data for allopathic and osteopathic physicians with active National Provider Identifiers (NPIs). Explore physician counts by medical specialty and state to compare the distribution of the physician workforce across the United States. We process and organize each monthly CMS release to make these figures easier to explore and use.

Physician Overview

Metric Count
Total physicians 1,252,127
Physician specialties 37
Physician specializations 203
States represented 50

Physicians by Specialty

Specialty Physicians Get CSV
Internal Medicine 308,738 Create CSV →
Family Medicine 166,707 Create CSV →
Pediatrics 112,163 Create CSV →
Psychiatry & Neurology 97,805 Create CSV →
Emergency Medicine 76,190 Create CSV →
Anesthesiology 68,970 Create CSV →
Radiology 61,460 Create CSV →
Obstetrics & Gynecology 59,864 Create CSV →
Surgery 50,180 Create CSV →
Orthopaedic Surgery 37,594 Create CSV →
Hospitalist 28,152 Create CSV →
Ophthalmology 26,265 Create CSV →
Pathology 24,447 Create CSV →
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 20,163 Create CSV →
Dermatology 19,102 Create CSV →
General Practice 16,916 Create CSV →
Urology 15,229 Create CSV →
Otolaryngology 15,044 Create CSV →
Neurological Surgery 8,734 Create CSV →
Preventive Medicine 6,913 Create CSV →
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) 6,410 Create CSV →
Plastic Surgery 6,316 Create CSV →
Allergy & Immunology 5,041 Create CSV →
Pain Medicine 3,907 Create CSV →
Colon & Rectal Surgery 2,416 Create CSV →
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 1,484 Create CSV →
Medical Genetics 1,404 Create CSV →
Nuclear Medicine 1,135 Create CSV →
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM 1,088 Create CSV →
Transplant Surgery 1,028 Create CSV →
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine 398 Create CSV →
Phlebology 267 Create CSV →
Clinical Pharmacology 206 Create CSV →
Integrative Medicine 164 Create CSV →
Independent Medical Examiner 138 Create CSV →
Legal Medicine 72 Create CSV →
Electrodiagnostic Medicine 17 Create CSV →

Physicians by State

Code State Physicians
CA California 141,174
NY New York 91,354
TX Texas 87,494
FL Florida 76,616
PA Pennsylvania 60,671
IL Illinois 58,817
OH Ohio 48,198
MI Michigan 42,439
MA Massachusetts 41,922
GA Georgia 38,369
NC North Carolina 37,717
NJ New Jersey 32,973
MD Maryland 29,222
WA Washington 29,208
VA Virginia 27,902
MN Minnesota 26,358
TN Tennessee 23,521
AZ Arizona 23,451
CO Colorado 22,869
MO Missouri 22,448
WI Wisconsin 21,528
IN Indiana 20,017
OR Oregon 17,443
CT Connecticut 16,978
LA Louisiana 15,197
SC South Carolina 14,771
AL Alabama 13,797
KY Kentucky 11,934
OK Oklahoma 11,897
UT Utah 11,165
IA Iowa 10,497
NV Nevada 9,547
KS Kansas 9,294
AR Arkansas 8,294
ME Maine 7,242
NE Nebraska 7,044
MS Mississippi 6,861
NM New Mexico 6,799
WV West Virginia 6,032
HI Hawaii 5,853
NH New Hampshire 5,728
RI Rhode Island 5,386
ID Idaho 5,032
DE Delaware 4,266
SD South Dakota 3,783
MT Montana 3,516
VT Vermont 2,731
AK Alaska 2,448
ND North Dakota 2,333
WY Wyoming 1,473