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Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015
Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 19, 2019
In 2015, there were approximately 827,260 active doctors of medicine in patient care in the United States. This is a substantial increase from 287,840 active doctors in patient care in the year 1975. The number of physicians in the U.S. differs by state and region and compensation varies depending on multiple factors.
Physicians by state
The states with the highest number of active physicians include California, New York, Texas, and Florida. In 2019, there were around 112,900 active physicians in the state of California. However, the states with the highest number of physicians in patient care per 10,000 population include Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and Maryland.Physician compensation
Physicians are known to be well paid, but annual compensation depends on the specialty and location, among other factors. The physician specialties with the highest annual compensation are orthopedics, plastic surgery, and otolaryngology. The states in which physicians can be expected to earn the highest annual compensation are Oklahoma, Alabama, and Nevada, with the average annual compensation for physicians in Oklahoma around 337,000 dollars.Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 19, 2019
In 2015, there were approximately 827,260 active doctors of medicine in patient care in the United States. This is a substantial increase from 287,840 active doctors in patient care in the year 1975. The number of physicians in the U.S. differs by state and region and compensation varies depending on multiple factors.
Physicians by state
The states with the highest number of active physicians include California, New York, Texas, and Florida. In 2019, there were around 112,900 active physicians in the state of California. However, the states with the highest number of physicians in patient care per 10,000 population include Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and Maryland.Physician compensation
Physicians are known to be well paid, but annual compensation depends on the specialty and location, among other factors. The physician specialties with the highest annual compensation are orthopedics, plastic surgery, and otolaryngology. The states in which physicians can be expected to earn the highest annual compensation are Oklahoma, Alabama, and Nevada, with the average annual compensation for physicians in Oklahoma around 337,000 dollars.- Show sources information
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- 1975 to 2015
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* Specialty information is based on the physician’s self-designated primary area of practice. Categories include generalists and specialists. Starting with 2003 data, estimates include federal and nonfederal doctors of medicine. Prior to 2003, estimates were for nonfederal doctors of medicine only. See Health, United States, 2004, Table 103 for data on federal doctors of medicine.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States" were taken from the trend tables.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1975 to 2015
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* Specialty information is based on the physician’s self-designated primary area of practice. Categories include generalists and specialists. Starting with 2003 data, estimates include federal and nonfederal doctors of medicine. Prior to 2003, estimates were for nonfederal doctors of medicine only. See Health, United States, 2004, Table 103 for data on federal doctors of medicine.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States" were taken from the trend tables.
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- Overview
The most important statistics
- Total number of doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*Total doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1949-2015
- Total number of active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*Total active doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1949-2015
- Inactive and not classified doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015Inactive doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1985 to 2015, by place of medical education*Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. by place of education 1985-2015
- Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*Active physicians in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*Physicians in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Number of active physicians in the U.S. in 2019, by specialty areaNumber of active physicians in the U.S. 2019 by specialty area
- U.S. states
The most important statistics
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians as of 2019Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2019
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians as of 2019Leading U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians 2019
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians as of 2019Leading U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians 2019
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*Top U.S. states by number of active physicians 2015
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*Top U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care 2015
- Expenditure
The most important statistics
- Physician and clinical services expenditure in the United States in selected years from 1960 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. physician and clinical services expenditure 1960-2019
- Physician and clinical services spending in the United States from 2011 to 2019, by payerPhysician and clinical services spending in the U.S. by payer 2011-2019
- Consumer price index for physician and dental services in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018U.S. consumer price index: physician and dental services 1960-2018
- Mean expenses per office-based physician visit in the United States in 2016, by specialtyMean expenses per office-based physician visit U.S. 2016 by specialty
- Mean out-of-pocket expenses per office-based physician visit in the United States in 2016, by specialty*Mean out-of-pocket expenses per physician visit in the U.S. 2016 by specialty
- Compensation
The most important statistics
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians as of 2019, by specialty (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)*Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by specialty 2019
- Compensation increase in select medical specialties in the U.S. as of 2018*U.S. medical specialties percentage compensation increase 2018
- Mean physician compensation by U.S. region as of 2018 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)Mean physician compensation by U.S. region 2018
- Top 10 U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians as of 2019 (in U.S. dollars)Top U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians 2019
- Annual compensation earned by male and female U.S. physicians as of 2019 (in U.S. dollars)*Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by gender 2019
- Opinion of U.S. physicians about being fairly compensated as of 2019, by specialty*U.S. physicians' opinion about their compensation by specialty 2019
- Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of physicians in the U.S. from 2004/2005 to 2018/2019Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of U.S. physicians 2016-2019
- Patients
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- Statements regarding trustworthiness among U.S. adults after receiving a prescribed drug as of 2017U.S. adults that trust their doctor in prescribing appropriate drugs
- Do you feel your general practitioner is always up-to-date with regard to new drugs and current pharmaceutical research?U.S. adults about their doctor's up-to-date pharma research knowledge 2017
- Number of patients that physicians in the U.S. saw per day from 2012 to 2018Number of patients U.S. physicians saw per day 2012-2018
- Amount of time U.S. primary care physicians spent with each patient as of 2018Time U.S. physicians spent with each patient 2018
- Projected growth in general physicians and adult patient population in the United States from 2010 to 2025Change in general physicians and adult patient populations in the U.S. 2010-2025
- Burn-out
The most important statistics
- Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that have feelings of professional burnout as of 2018Share of U.S. physicians that have feelings of professional burnout 2018
- Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2019, by gender*Burn-out among U.S. physicians 2013-2019, by gender
- Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. as of 2018, by specialtyPercentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2018
- Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2018*Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2018
- Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2017, by specialtySeverity of burn-out among U.S. physicians 2017, by specialty
- Other facts
The most important statistics
- Characteristics of U.S. physicians in 2018Portrait of a U.S. physician 2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians by age group in 2018Ages of U.S. physicians 2018
- Distribution of medical society memberships among U.S. physicians from 2012 to 2018Share of U.S. physicians with memberships in medical societies 2012-2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on morale and state in medical profession from 2012 to 2018Professional morale and state of medicine among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on the future of medical professions from 2012 to 2018Opinion on the future of the medical profession among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions about most satisfying factors in medical practice from 2008 to 2018Views of U.S. physicians on most satisfying factors in medical practice 2008-2018
- Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030Estimated U.S. physician deficit 2017-2030
- Distribution of U.S. medical practices by size in 2018Size of medical practices in the U.S. 2018
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- Number of patients per physician in Taiwan 2007-2017
- Canadian physicians on-call work hours per month on direct patient care 2007 to 2017
- Views among U.S. physicians for pursing a medical profession 2008-2018
- U.S. medical patients who lied to their doctor by gender 2015
- Number of medical malpractice payments 1991-2015
- Share of specialties among U.S. surgical, medical, or other physicians 2018
- Number of visits to U.S. office-based physicians by patients with diabetes
- Physicians integrating patient information electronically from providers in U.S. 2015
- U.S medical patient reasons for dishonesty with doctors as of 2015
- Physicians receiving patient information electronically in U.S. by state 2015
- Value of North American sterilization equipment market 2007-2021, by country
- Revenue share of non-surgical medical aesthetic treatments China 2011-2018*
- Medical aesthetics market size in China 2015-2020
- Number of active physicians in Iowa 2019, by specialty area
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- Physicians Foundation Report: Patient Survey - May 2016
- Connecting Patients For Better Health: 2018
- 2018 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives
- Physicians’ opinions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its impact on their work
- National Training Survey 2016, Key Findings
- Medical Tourism Association - Pricing Chart 2010
- 2017 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives
- 2016 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives
- General Practice Forward View: April 2016
Statistics on "Physicians in the U.S."
- Total doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1949-2015
- Total active doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1949-2015
- Inactive doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. by place of education 1985-2015
- Active physicians in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Physicians in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Number of active physicians in the U.S. 2019 by specialty area
- Number of physicians in the U.S. by specialty and gender 2017
- Number of active physicians in Ohio 2019, by specialty area
- Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2019
- Leading U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians 2019
- Leading U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians 2019
- Top U.S. states by number of active physicians 2015
- Top U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care 2015
- U.S. physician and clinical services expenditure 1960-2019
- Physician and clinical services spending in the U.S. by payer 2011-2019
- U.S. consumer price index: physician and dental services 1960-2018
- Mean expenses per office-based physician visit U.S. 2016 by specialty
- Mean out-of-pocket expenses per physician visit in the U.S. 2016 by specialty
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by specialty 2019
- U.S. medical specialties percentage compensation increase 2018
- Mean physician compensation by U.S. region 2018
- Top U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians 2019
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by gender 2019
- U.S. physicians' opinion about their compensation by specialty 2019
- Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of U.S. physicians 2016-2019
- U.S. adults who visit a general practitioner always when sick 2017
- U.S. adults that trust their doctor in prescribing appropriate drugs
- U.S. adults about their doctor's up-to-date pharma research knowledge 2017
- Number of patients U.S. physicians saw per day 2012-2018
- Time U.S. physicians spent with each patient 2018
- Change in general physicians and adult patient populations in the U.S. 2010-2025
- Share of U.S. physicians that have feelings of professional burnout 2018
- Burn-out among U.S. physicians 2013-2019, by gender
- Percentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2018
- Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2018
- Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians 2017, by specialty
- Portrait of a U.S. physician 2018
- Ages of U.S. physicians 2018
- Share of U.S. physicians with memberships in medical societies 2012-2018
- Professional morale and state of medicine among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
- Opinion on the future of the medical profession among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
- Views of U.S. physicians on most satisfying factors in medical practice 2008-2018
- Estimated U.S. physician deficit 2017-2030
- Size of medical practices in the U.S. 2018
- Active doctors of medicine - office and hospital 1975-2015
- U.S. population without health care visits by age 2000-2016
- U.S. population without health care visits in the past 12 months 1997-2016
- U.S. population without health care visits 1997-2016, by gender
- Number of public health physicians in the Netherlands 2006-2016
- Number of patients per physician in Taiwan 2007-2017
- Canadian physicians on-call work hours per month on direct patient care 2007 to 2017
- Views among U.S. physicians for pursing a medical profession 2008-2018
- U.S. medical patients who lied to their doctor by gender 2015
- Number of medical malpractice payments 1991-2015
- Share of specialties among U.S. surgical, medical, or other physicians 2018
- Number of visits to U.S. office-based physicians by patients with diabetes
- Physicians integrating patient information electronically from providers in U.S. 2015
- U.S medical patient reasons for dishonesty with doctors as of 2015
- Physicians receiving patient information electronically in U.S. by state 2015
- Value of North American sterilization equipment market 2007-2021, by country
- Revenue share of non-surgical medical aesthetic treatments China 2011-2018*
- Medical aesthetics market size in China 2015-2020
- Number of active physicians in Iowa 2019, by specialty area
- Share of medical aesthetics subsectors in China based on operating profit 2015
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