Specialists in the United States

  • Specialist
  • United States
Specialists
61,404
Linked to a hospital or group
9,654
Hospitals with a specialist
2,892
Medical groups with a specialist
5,748
States and territories
55

There are 61,404 specialists in the US. New York has the most, 22,602, and UPMC Presbyterian has the most affiliated specialists of any hospital, 244. 75% finished medical school 30 or more years ago.

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New York has the most specialists, with 22,602

There are 61,404 specialists in the US, according to Dmand AI data. California is second with 5,820, and Florida third with 2,740.

States with the most specialists
#StateSpecialists
1New York22,602
2California5,820
3Florida2,740
4Washington2,523
5Pennsylvania1,996
6Texas1,780
7New Jersey1,703
8Ohio1,339
9Illinois1,155
10Colorado1,099

Top 10 of 55 states and territories with a specialist

Specialists in every other state and territory

  • Massachusetts1,098
  • Oregon1,084
  • New Hampshire1,007
  • Maryland921
  • North Carolina850
  • Minnesota843
  • Georgia842
  • Michigan800
  • Virginia793
  • Arizona749
  • Tennessee677
  • Puerto Rico579
  • Louisiana544
  • Alabama540
  • Arkansas502
  • Missouri454
  • Oklahoma439
  • Indiana424
  • Connecticut414
  • New Mexico409
  • Utah392
  • Kentucky378
  • South Carolina362
  • Hawaii350
  • Wisconsin290
  • West Virginia289
  • Nevada269
  • Maine255
  • Kansas233
  • Mississippi221
  • North Dakota203
  • Rhode Island201
  • Nebraska197
  • Idaho184
  • Washington, DC150
  • Delaware136
  • Montana133
  • Alaska131
  • Iowa127
  • Vermont64
  • Wyoming58
  • South Dakota39
  • Guam7
  • U.S. Virgin Islands5
  • American Samoa4

Source: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS)

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University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology has the most specialists of any US medical group, with 390

UPMC Presbyterian has the most affiliated specialists of any US hospital, with 244

Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh / UPMC is second with 209, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital third with 170. US specialists are affiliated with 2,892 hospitals in all.

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Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

6,031 US specialists practice at a hospital, the most common site of care

5,136 also practice at a medical group site, and 1,362 at physician offices. A specialist can practice at several kinds of site, so the shares overlap.

US specialists by site of care

  1. Hospitals6,031
  2. Medical group practices5,136
  3. Physician offices1,362
  4. Ambulatory surgery centers882
  5. Home health agencies715

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data and Dmand AI Practice Data

75% of US specialists finished medical school 30 or more years ago

9 of the 12 US specialists with a graduation year on file. 0 graduated in the last 10 years, fewer than graduated 40 or more years ago.

Physicians by years since medical school

  1. Under 10 years ago0
  2. 10 to 19 years ago1
  3. 20 to 29 years ago2
  4. 30 to 39 years ago0
  5. 40 or more years ago9

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

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  • EmployerThe organization they work for, when one is on fileWith a free account
  • Medicare servicesServices and procedure codes billed to Medicare, from CMSOn every profile
  • Medicare Part D prescribingClaims and drug costs from Part D, from CMSOn every profile
  • Industry paymentsPayments from drug and device makers, from CMS Open PaymentsOn every profile
  • Publications and clinical trialsResearch papers and trials linked to the NPI, when on fileOn every profile
  • Licenses and graduation yearState license numbers and medical school graduation yearOn every profile
  • NPI detailsNPI, enumeration date, primary taxonomy and practice addressOn every profile
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS), Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (CMS), Open Payments (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Sources for the US specialist directory

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
HCPs, types and specialtiesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) and Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sites of care, hospitals and medical groupsDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medical school graduation yearDmand AI Professional Profile Data

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Specialists are HCPs whose primary specialty is specialist (taxonomy code 174400000X), with an active NPI and a US practice address.

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How many specialists are in the US?

61,404 specialists have an active NPI, a US practice address and specialist (taxonomy code 174400000X) as their primary specialty. 9,654 of them are linked to a hospital or medical group.

Which state has the most specialists?

New York, with 22,602, followed by California with 5,820 and Florida with 2,740.

Which medical groups have the most specialists?

University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology, with 390, followed by Stull, Jarvis, and Spinola Internal Medicine Associates-UPMC with 95 and Northwell Health Physician Partners Cardiology at Great Neck with 90.

Which hospitals have the most specialists?

UPMC Presbyterian, with 244 affiliated specialists, followed by Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh / UPMC with 209 and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital with 170.

How many US specialists finished medical school 30 or more years ago?

9 of the 12 with a graduation year on file, or 75%. 0 graduated in the last 10 years.

What is the taxonomy code for specialist?

174400000X is the NPPES taxonomy code for specialist. Sub-specialties with their own code are counted on their own lists.

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