Physicians in the U.S.

Statistics report on physicians in the U.S.

Physicians in the U.S.

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning physicians in the United States. Physicians are central to every health system. In the U.S., the number of active physicians is constantly increasing. The cost for physicians also continues to grow. This report supplies information on physicians, data for U.S. states, and statistics on expenditure, compensation. An additional chapter provides insight into the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on physicians.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Number of active physicians in the U.S. 2024, by specialty area
  • Basic Statistic Number of physicians in the U.S. by specialty and gender 2021
  • Premium Statistic Active physicians in the U.S. 1975-2019
  • Premium Statistic Physicians in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2019
  • Premium Statistic Primary care physicians in the U.S. in 2019, by gender and specialty
  • Premium Statistic Number of office-based, direct patient care physicians in the US 2019, by specialty
  • Premium Statistic Number of office-based primary care physicians in the US 2019, by specialty

U.S. states

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  • Premium Statistic Total active physicians in the U.S. 2024, by state
  • Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2024
  • Premium Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of active primary care physicians 2024
  • Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of active specialist physicians 2024
  • Premium Statistic Top U.S. states by number of active physicians 2019
  • Premium Statistic Top U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care 2019

Expenditure

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. physician and clinical services expenditure 1960-2021
  • Premium Statistic Physician and clinical services spending in the U.S. by payer 2012-2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. consumer price index: physician and dental services 1960-2022

Compensation

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  • Basic Statistic Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by specialty 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. medical specialties percentage compensation increase 2022
  • Basic Statistic Mean physician compensation by U.S. region 2018
  • Basic Statistic Top U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians 2022
  • Basic Statistic Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by gender 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. physicians' opinion about their compensation by specialty 2021
  • Basic Statistic Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of U.S. physicians 2016-2021

Burn-out

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  • Basic Statistic Burnout among U.S. physicians as of 2023, by gender and age
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2019-2020
  • Premium Statistic Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians that would recommend medicine careers to younger people 2023

COVID-19

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  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes due to COVID-19, 2020-2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians affected by COVID-19 in select ways, August 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians frustrated by COVID-19 regulation non-compliance, Aug. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Estimated loss of revenue among U.S. physicians due to COVID-19 as of July 2020

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