As of May 2024, the number of primary care physicians in U.S. amounted to 527,164. In comparison, there were 582,296 specialist physicians that year, making a total of over 1.1 million professionally active physicians in the U.S.
Number of active primary care physicians (PCP) vs. specialist physicians in the United States in 2024
Currently active allopathic physicians (MDs) and osteopathic physicians (DOs).
Supplementary notes
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
Primary Care Physicians: Includes Internal Medicine, Family Medicine/General Practice, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Geriatrics.
Specialist Physicians: Includes Psychiatry, Surgery, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology (Cancer), Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and all other specialties.
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KFF. (August 20, 2024). Number of active primary care physicians (PCP) vs. specialist physicians in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488053/number-of-pcp-vs-primary-care-physicians/
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