This statistic shows the number of active doctors of medicine in office- and hospital-based practice in the United States from 1975 to 2015. In 2015, there were 594,306 active doctors of medicine in office-based practice.
Active doctors of medicine in office- and hospital-based practice in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
* 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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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Active doctors of medicine in office- and hospital-based practice in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186247/active-doctors-of-medicine-in-us-offices-and-hospitals-since-1975/
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Active doctors of medicine in office- and hospital-based practice in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186247/active-doctors-of-medicine-in-us-offices-and-hospitals-since-1975/
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Active doctors of medicine in office- and hospital-based practice in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186247/active-doctors-of-medicine-in-us-offices-and-hospitals-since-1975/