Number of licensed physicians in the U.S. 2010-2022

Published by Jenny Yang, Aug 20, 2024

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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July 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2010-2022

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Includes Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

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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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