Data includes currently active allopathic physicians (MDs) and osteopathic physicians (DOs).
Allopathic Physicians practice allopathic medicine (sometimes called conventional medicine), the system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment.
Osteopathic Physicians practice osteopathic medicine which focuses primarily on the manipulation of the musculoskeletal system and emphasizes preventive medicine while taking a holistic approach to health. An osteopathic physician is licensed to perform surgery and prescribe medication. An osteopathic physician completes four years of medical school and can choose to practice in any specialty of medicine.
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.
Release date represents the date the figures were accessed.
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Number of primary care physicians in the U.S. 2025, by state
As of January 2025, the states with the highest number of active primary care physicians (PCPs) were California, New York, and Texas. As of that time, of the * PCPs in the United States, around ** percent were in the state of California.Â
Although being a physician can be a rewarding and lucrative profession, physicians often feel stressed and burned-out. In 2024, a survey of physicians in the U.S. found that ** percent of female and ** percent of male physicians felt burned out. Moreover, PCPs, employed physicians, and doctors aged 45 and under were more likely to be burned out than their counterparts.
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