As of 2022, the number of licensed physicians in the United States and the District of Columbia amounted to 1,044,734 physicians. This included both Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine. The number of licensed U.S. physicians has been steadily increasing since 2010.
Number of licensed physicians in the United States from 2010 to 2022
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Includes Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Supplementary notes
Source adds the following: "Physicians with current, unrestricted licenses are included. Temporary, limited, and training licenses were excluded when such licenses could be identified."
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Federation of State Medical Boards. (July 20, 2023). Number of licensed physicians in the United States from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485304/us-licensed-physicians/
Federation of State Medical Boards. "Number of licensed physicians in the United States from 2010 to 2022." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485304/us-licensed-physicians/
Federation of State Medical Boards. (2023). Number of licensed physicians in the United States from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485304/us-licensed-physicians/
Federation of State Medical Boards. "Number of Licensed Physicians in The United States from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485304/us-licensed-physicians/
Federation of State Medical Boards, Number of licensed physicians in the United States from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485304/us-licensed-physicians/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of licensed physicians in the United States from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], Federation of State Medical Boards, July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485304/us-licensed-physicians/