KFF examined the number of active, licensed primary care physicians in the U.S., using information from Redi-Data. Figures include both allopathic and osteopathic physicians.
As of September, there were 535,256 professionally active primary care physicians in the U.S.
Here’s a breakdown by subspecialty:
|
Internal |
Family medicine/ |
Pediatrics |
Obstetrics & gynecology |
Geriatrics |
|
|
Number of professionally active physicians |
221,857 |
156,850 |
96,738 |
58,191 |
1,620 |
|
Percentage |
41.4% |
29.3% |
18.1% |
10.9% |
0.3% |
