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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
35,786
Registered Healthcare Providers
AL
94,244
Registered Healthcare Providers
AR
85,532
Registered Healthcare Providers
AS
230
Registered Healthcare Providers
AZ
174,898
Registered Healthcare Providers
CA
1,172,667
Registered Healthcare Providers
CO
195,175
Registered Healthcare Providers
CT
104,763
Registered Healthcare Providers
DC
52,494
Registered Healthcare Providers
DE
27,721
Registered Healthcare Providers
FL
647,743
Registered Healthcare Providers
FM
13
Registered Healthcare Providers
GA
228,739
Registered Healthcare Providers
GU
1,178
Registered Healthcare Providers
HI
40,633
Registered Healthcare Providers
IA
65,307
Registered Healthcare Providers
ID
45,735
Registered Healthcare Providers
IL
316,430
Registered Healthcare Providers
IN
154,583
Registered Healthcare Providers
KS
71,881
Registered Healthcare Providers
KY
112,317
Registered Healthcare Providers
LA
124,946
Registered Healthcare Providers
MA
257,303
Registered Healthcare Providers
MD
213,663
Registered Healthcare Providers
ME
43,066
Registered Healthcare Providers
MH
3
Registered Healthcare Providers
MI
353,767
Registered Healthcare Providers
MN
167,453
Registered Healthcare Providers
MO
147,711
Registered Healthcare Providers
MP
323
Registered Healthcare Providers
MS
57,645
Registered Healthcare Providers
MT
29,794
Registered Healthcare Providers
NC
274,603
Registered Healthcare Providers
ND
27,369
Registered Healthcare Providers
NE
90,892
Registered Healthcare Providers
NH
40,451
Registered Healthcare Providers
NJ
232,531
Registered Healthcare Providers
NM
69,072
Registered Healthcare Providers
NV
122,019
Registered Healthcare Providers
NY
653,857
Registered Healthcare Providers
OH
404,139
Registered Healthcare Providers
OK
116,444
Registered Healthcare Providers
OR
149,145
Registered Healthcare Providers
PA
334,110
Registered Healthcare Providers
PR
57,441
Registered Healthcare Providers
RI
31,966
Registered Healthcare Providers
SC
115,543
Registered Healthcare Providers
SD
23,025
Registered Healthcare Providers
TN
159,204
Registered Healthcare Providers
TX
602,072
Registered Healthcare Providers
UT
94,813
Registered Healthcare Providers
VA
199,321
Registered Healthcare Providers
VI
1,237
Registered Healthcare Providers
VT
19,027
Registered Healthcare Providers
WA
241,729
Registered Healthcare Providers
WI
143,127
Registered Healthcare Providers
WV
90,313
Registered Healthcare Providers
WY
18,196
Registered Healthcare Providers