U.S. Physicians - Statistics & Facts
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Physicians in the U.S. - Important statistics
- 1. Overview
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Total doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1949-2015Total number of doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*
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Total active doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1949-2015Total number of active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*
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Inactive doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1975-2015Inactive and not classified doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015
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Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
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Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. by place of education 1985-2015Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1985 to 2015, by place of medical education*
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Active physicians in the U.S. 1975-2015 by ageActive physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
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Physicians in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015 by agePhysicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
- Number of active physicians in the U.S. 2018 by specialty area
Number of active physicians in the U.S. in 2018, by specialty area
- 2. U.S. states
- Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2018
Leading 10 U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians as of 2018
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Leading U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians 2018Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians as of 2018
- Leading U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians 2018
Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians as of 2018
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Top U.S. states by number of active physicians 2015Top 10 U.S. states by number of active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*
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Top U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care 2015Top 10 U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*
- 3. Expenditure
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U.S. physician and clinical services expenditure 1960-2018Physician and clinical services expenditure in the United States in selected years from 1960 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Physician and clinical services spending in the U.S. by payer 2010-2018Physician and clinical services spending in the United States from 2010 to 2018, by payer
- U.S. consumer price index: physician and dental services 1960-2018
Consumer price index for physician and dental services in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018
- Mean expenses per office-based physician visit U.S. 2016 by specialty
Mean 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
Mean out-of-pocket expenses per office-based physician visit in the United States in 2016, by specialty*
- 4. Compensation
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by specialty 2018
Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians as of 2018, by specialty (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)*
- U.S. medical specialties percentage compensation increase 2018
Compensation increase in select medical specialties in the U.S. as of 2018*
- Mean physician compensation by U.S. region 2018
Mean physician compensation by U.S. region as of 2018 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Top U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians 2018
Top 10 U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians as of 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by gender 2018
Annual compensation earned by male and female U.S. physicians as of 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
- U.S. physicians' opinion about their compensation by specialty 2018
Opinion of U.S. physicians about being fairly compensated as of 2018, by specialty*
- Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of U.S. physicians 2016-2018
Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of physicians in the U.S. from 2004/2005 to 2017/2018
- 5. Patients
- U.S. adults who visit a general practitioner always when sick 2017
Do you have a general practitioner you always go to when you are sick?
- U.S. adults that trust their doctor in prescribing appropriate drugs
Statements regarding trustworthiness among U.S. adults after receiving a prescribed drug as of 2017
- U.S. adults about their doctor's up-to-date pharma research knowledge 2017
Do you feel your general practitioner is always up-to-date with regard to new drugs and current pharmaceutical research?
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Number of patients U.S. physicians saw per day 2012-2018Number of patients that physicians in the U.S. saw per day from 2012 to 2018
- Time U.S. physicians spent with each patient 2018
Amount of time U.S. primary care physicians spent with each patient as of 2018
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Change in general physicians and adult patient populations in the U.S. 2010-2025Projected growth in general physicians and adult patient population in the United States from 2010 to 2025
- 6. Burn-out
- Share of U.S. physicians that have feelings of professional burnout 2018
Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that have feelings of professional burnout as of 2018
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Burn-out among U.S. physicians 2013-2019, by genderBurn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2019, by gender*
- Percentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2018
Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. as of 2018, by specialty
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Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2018Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2018*
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Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians 2017, by specialtySeverity of burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2017, by specialty
- 7. Other facts
- Portrait of a U.S. physician 2018
Characteristics of U.S. physicians in 2018
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Share of U.S. physicians with memberships in medical societies 2012-2018Distribution of medical society memberships among U.S. physicians from 2012 to 2018
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Professional morale and state of medicine among U.S. physicians 2012-2018Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on morale and state in medical profession from 2012 to 2018
- Opinion on the future of the medical profession among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on the future of medical professions from 2012 to 2018
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Views of U.S. physicians on most satisfying factors in medical practice 2008-2018Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions about most satisfying factors in medical practice from 2008 to 2018
- Estimated U.S. physician deficit 2017-2030
Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030
Physicians in the U.S. - Important statistics
1. Overview
- 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 by age
- Physicians in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015 by age
- Number of active physicians in the U.S. 2018 by specialty area
2. U.S. states
- Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2018
- Leading U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians 2018
- Leading U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians 2018
- Top U.S. states by number of active physicians 2015
- Top U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care 2015
3. Expenditure
- U.S. physician and clinical services expenditure 1960-2018
- Physician and clinical services spending in the U.S. by payer 2010-2018
- 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
4. Compensation
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by specialty 2018
- 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 2018
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by gender 2018
- U.S. physicians' opinion about their compensation by specialty 2018
- Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of U.S. physicians 2016-2018
5. Patients
- 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
6. Burn-out
- 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
7. Other facts
- Portrait of a U.S. physician 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
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