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National Healthcare Providers Registry

The Geographic Distribution of Physicians in the United States

The United States does not actively regulate the number, type or geographic distribution of its physician workforce. Health care professionals can choose how and where to work. As a result, workforce distribution and patients´ access to care rely on market forces, often with important but inadequate intervention from the government, medical schools and safety-net programs. The result is incongruency between the geographic location and specialty choice of the health workforce and enduring health care needs of the U.S. population.
AK
35,062
Registered Healthcare Providers
AL
91,665
Registered Healthcare Providers
AR
83,345
Registered Healthcare Providers
AS
227
Registered Healthcare Providers
AZ
170,001
Registered Healthcare Providers
CA
1,132,267
Registered Healthcare Providers
CO
189,634
Registered Healthcare Providers
CT
102,007
Registered Healthcare Providers
DC
51,084
Registered Healthcare Providers
DE
26,979
Registered Healthcare Providers
FL
628,393
Registered Healthcare Providers
FM
13
Registered Healthcare Providers
GA
222,371
Registered Healthcare Providers
GU
1,163
Registered Healthcare Providers
HI
39,770
Registered Healthcare Providers
IA
63,519
Registered Healthcare Providers
ID
44,117
Registered Healthcare Providers
IL
308,372
Registered Healthcare Providers
IN
149,614
Registered Healthcare Providers
KS
70,060
Registered Healthcare Providers
KY
109,916
Registered Healthcare Providers
LA
122,167
Registered Healthcare Providers
MA
250,673
Registered Healthcare Providers
MD
204,693
Registered Healthcare Providers
ME
42,152
Registered Healthcare Providers
MH
3
Registered Healthcare Providers
MI
341,575
Registered Healthcare Providers
MN
161,259
Registered Healthcare Providers
MO
144,020
Registered Healthcare Providers
MP
318
Registered Healthcare Providers
MS
56,209
Registered Healthcare Providers
MT
29,041
Registered Healthcare Providers
NC
264,954
Registered Healthcare Providers
ND
26,465
Registered Healthcare Providers
NE
85,045
Registered Healthcare Providers
NH
39,535
Registered Healthcare Providers
NJ
226,221
Registered Healthcare Providers
NM
66,977
Registered Healthcare Providers
NV
117,610
Registered Healthcare Providers
NY
639,693
Registered Healthcare Providers
OH
390,924
Registered Healthcare Providers
OK
113,679
Registered Healthcare Providers
OR
145,532
Registered Healthcare Providers
PA
325,665
Registered Healthcare Providers
PR
56,206
Registered Healthcare Providers
RI
30,917
Registered Healthcare Providers
SC
112,098
Registered Healthcare Providers
SD
22,378
Registered Healthcare Providers
TN
154,892
Registered Healthcare Providers
TX
583,212
Registered Healthcare Providers
UT
91,634
Registered Healthcare Providers
VA
193,088
Registered Healthcare Providers
VI
1,211
Registered Healthcare Providers
VT
18,291
Registered Healthcare Providers
WA
235,566
Registered Healthcare Providers
WI
137,945
Registered Healthcare Providers
WV
86,027
Registered Healthcare Providers
WY
17,822
Registered Healthcare Providers