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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
34,643
Registered Healthcare Providers
AL
90,437
Registered Healthcare Providers
AR
82,429
Registered Healthcare Providers
AS
219
Registered Healthcare Providers
AZ
167,569
Registered Healthcare Providers
CA
1,110,779
Registered Healthcare Providers
CO
186,744
Registered Healthcare Providers
CT
100,956
Registered Healthcare Providers
DC
50,445
Registered Healthcare Providers
DE
26,620
Registered Healthcare Providers
FL
618,553
Registered Healthcare Providers
FM
13
Registered Healthcare Providers
GA
218,860
Registered Healthcare Providers
GU
1,137
Registered Healthcare Providers
HI
39,301
Registered Healthcare Providers
IA
62,051
Registered Healthcare Providers
ID
43,291
Registered Healthcare Providers
IL
304,654
Registered Healthcare Providers
IN
147,200
Registered Healthcare Providers
KS
69,247
Registered Healthcare Providers
KY
108,782
Registered Healthcare Providers
LA
121,005
Registered Healthcare Providers
MA
248,004
Registered Healthcare Providers
MD
199,931
Registered Healthcare Providers
ME
41,730
Registered Healthcare Providers
MH
3
Registered Healthcare Providers
MI
335,625
Registered Healthcare Providers
MN
158,589
Registered Healthcare Providers
MO
142,318
Registered Healthcare Providers
MP
316
Registered Healthcare Providers
MS
55,625
Registered Healthcare Providers
MT
28,739
Registered Healthcare Providers
NC
260,996
Registered Healthcare Providers
ND
26,010
Registered Healthcare Providers
NE
81,345
Registered Healthcare Providers
NH
39,127
Registered Healthcare Providers
NJ
223,029
Registered Healthcare Providers
NM
66,026
Registered Healthcare Providers
NV
115,238
Registered Healthcare Providers
NY
633,525
Registered Healthcare Providers
OH
384,167
Registered Healthcare Providers
OK
112,334
Registered Healthcare Providers
OR
143,633
Registered Healthcare Providers
PA
322,542
Registered Healthcare Providers
PR
55,448
Registered Healthcare Providers
RI
30,475
Registered Healthcare Providers
SC
110,507
Registered Healthcare Providers
SD
22,081
Registered Healthcare Providers
TN
152,917
Registered Healthcare Providers
TX
574,840
Registered Healthcare Providers
UT
89,944
Registered Healthcare Providers
VA
190,089
Registered Healthcare Providers
VI
1,181
Registered Healthcare Providers
VT
17,828
Registered Healthcare Providers
WA
232,272
Registered Healthcare Providers
WI
136,550
Registered Healthcare Providers
WV
84,433
Registered Healthcare Providers
WY
17,639
Registered Healthcare Providers