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How many doctors are there in the US
1,272,256 people in the United States hold a physician taxonomy on the September 2026 NPPES file.
1,269,383 of them give a practice address in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico. The rest give a territory, a foreign address, or no state.
The BLS counted 804,140 people employed as physicians and surgeons (SOC 29-1210 and 29-1240) in May 2025. NPPES is a register of identifiers and keeps a provider until the NPI is deactivated, so it runs above an employment count.
Source: ProfessionLens, September 2026. NPPES full replacement file, September 2026 (CMS). Population: US Census Bureau state population estimates, 1 July 2024. Employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Source: ProfessionLens, September 2026. NPPES full replacement file, September 2026 (CMS). Population: US Census Bureau state population estimates, 1 July 2024. Employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Physicians by state
| State | Physicians | Share of US | Per 100,000 residents | Population 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 143,335 | 11.3% | 363.5 | 39,431,263 |
| New York | 93,299 | 7.3% | 469.6 | 19,867,248 |
| Texas | 88,333 | 7.0% | 282.3 | 31,290,831 |
| Florida | 81,184 | 6.4% | 347.4 | 23,372,215 |
| Pennsylvania | 60,651 | 4.8% | 463.7 | 13,078,751 |
| Illinois | 53,036 | 4.2% | 417.3 | 12,710,158 |
| Ohio | 46,763 | 3.7% | 393.5 | 11,883,304 |
| Michigan | 42,087 | 3.3% | 415.0 | 10,140,459 |
| Massachusetts | 40,836 | 3.2% | 572.2 | 7,136,171 |
| North Carolina | 37,269 | 2.9% | 337.4 | 11,046,024 |
| New Jersey | 34,232 | 2.7% | 360.3 | 9,500,851 |
| Georgia | 33,445 | 2.6% | 299.1 | 11,180,878 |
| Virginia | 31,498 | 2.5% | 357.5 | 8,811,195 |
| Washington | 31,289 | 2.5% | 393.2 | 7,958,180 |
| Maryland | 27,105 | 2.1% | 432.8 | 6,263,220 |
| Minnesota | 25,745 | 2.0% | 444.4 | 5,793,151 |
| Missouri | 25,201 | 2.0% | 403.5 | 6,245,466 |
| Arizona | 25,096 | 2.0% | 331.0 | 7,582,384 |
| Wisconsin | 23,858 | 1.9% | 400.2 | 5,960,975 |
| Colorado | 23,857 | 1.9% | 400.5 | 5,957,493 |
| Tennessee | 22,916 | 1.8% | 317.1 | 7,227,750 |
| Indiana | 21,927 | 1.7% | 316.7 | 6,924,275 |
| South Carolina | 18,473 | 1.5% | 337.2 | 5,478,831 |
| Connecticut | 17,555 | 1.4% | 477.7 | 3,675,069 |
| Oregon | 17,499 | 1.4% | 409.6 | 4,272,371 |
| Louisiana | 15,362 | 1.2% | 334.1 | 4,597,740 |
| Kentucky | 14,592 | 1.1% | 318.0 | 4,588,372 |
| Alabama | 14,276 | 1.1% | 276.8 | 5,157,699 |
| Puerto Rico | 12,367 | 1.0% | 386.1 | 3,203,295 |
| Oklahoma | 12,187 | 1.0% | 297.6 | 4,095,393 |
| Iowa | 10,804 | 0.9% | 333.3 | 3,241,488 |
| Utah | 10,299 | 0.8% | 294.0 | 3,503,613 |
| Kansas | 9,685 | 0.8% | 326.0 | 2,970,606 |
| Nevada | 8,990 | 0.7% | 275.1 | 3,267,467 |
| Arkansas | 8,749 | 0.7% | 283.3 | 3,088,354 |
| Mississippi | 7,706 | 0.6% | 261.8 | 2,943,045 |
| New Mexico | 7,132 | 0.6% | 334.8 | 2,130,256 |
| Nebraska | 7,116 | 0.6% | 354.8 | 2,005,465 |
| District of Columbia | 6,865 | 0.5% | 977.6 | 702,250 |
| Maine | 6,403 | 0.5% | 455.7 | 1,405,012 |
| West Virginia | 6,279 | 0.5% | 354.7 | 1,769,979 |
| New Hampshire | 6,078 | 0.5% | 431.4 | 1,409,032 |
| Hawaii | 6,003 | 0.5% | 415.1 | 1,446,146 |
| Rhode Island | 5,617 | 0.4% | 505.0 | 1,112,308 |
| Idaho | 5,251 | 0.4% | 262.3 | 2,001,619 |
| Delaware | 4,089 | 0.3% | 388.7 | 1,051,917 |
| Montana | 3,858 | 0.3% | 339.2 | 1,137,233 |
| South Dakota | 3,044 | 0.2% | 329.2 | 924,669 |
| North Dakota | 2,924 | 0.2% | 367.1 | 796,568 |
| Vermont | 2,845 | 0.2% | 438.7 | 648,493 |
| Alaska | 2,795 | 0.2% | 377.6 | 740,133 |
| Wyoming | 1,578 | 0.1% | 268.5 | 587,618 |
Share is of the 1,269,383 physicians with a practice address in these 52 areas.
Source: ProfessionLens, September 2026. NPPES full replacement file, September 2026 (CMS). Population: US Census Bureau state population estimates, 1 July 2024. Employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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ProfessionLens, How many doctors are there in the US, September 2026, https://professionlens.com/physicians.