| Characteristic | Number of physicians |
|---|---|
| Allergy and Immunology | 2,099 |
| Anatomic/Clinical Pathology | 5,234 |
| Anesthesiology | 19,309 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 9,437 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 5,604 |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 1,030 |
| Critical Care Medicine | 6,869 |
| Dermatology | 5,451 |
| Emergency Medicine | 20,315 |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism | 4,022 |
| Family Medicine/General Practice | 59,358 |
| Gastroenterology | 6,752 |
| General Surgery | 9,792 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 3,211 |
| Hematology and Oncology | 7,537 |
| Infectious Disease | 4,854 |
| Internal Medicine | 58,845 |
| Internal Medicine/Pediatrics | 2,926 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 1,835 |
| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | 2,891 |
| Nephrology | 5,156 |
| Neurological Surgery | 1,826 |
| Neurology | 5,517 |
| Neuroradiology | 1,886 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 19,036 |
| Ophthalmology | 6,630 |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 6,286 |
| Otolaryngology | 3,440 |
| Pain Medicine and Pain Management | 2,509 |
| Pediatric Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology) | 1,215 |
| Pediatric Cardiology | 1,096 |
| Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | 1,239 |
| Pediatric Hematology/Oncology | 1,496 |
| Pediatrics | 29,888 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 3,923 |
| Plastic Surgery | 2,316 |
| Preventive Medicine | 2,534 |
| Psychiatry | 20,421 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 2,035 |
| Radiation Oncology | 1,920 |
| Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology | 11,107 |
| Rheumatology | 2,992 |
| Sports Medicine | 1,530 |
| Sports Medicine (Orthopedic Surgery) | 739 |
| Thoracic Surgery | 1,263 |
| Urology | 3,612 |
| Vascular and Interventional Radiology | 1,536 |
| Vascular Surgery | 1,417 |
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Release date
January 2023
Region
United States
Survey time period
2021
Supplementary notes
GME: graduated medical education.
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