In 2019, over 730 thousand physicians in the United States were office-based and in direct patient care. Primary care physicians represented less than a third of all physicians in an office setting.
Number of office-based, direct patient care physicians in the United States in 2019, by specialty
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of active physicians in the U.S. 2024, by specialty area
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- Premium Statistic Number of office-based, direct patient care physicians in the US 2019, by specialty
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U.S. states
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- Premium Statistic Total active physicians in the U.S. 2024, by state
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2024
- Premium Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of active primary care physicians 2024
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of active specialist physicians 2024
- Premium Statistic Top U.S. states by number of active physicians 2019
- Premium Statistic Top U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care 2019
Expenditure
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Compensation
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- Basic Statistic Annual compensation of U.S. physicians by specialty 2024
- Basic Statistic U.S. medical specialties percentage compensation increase 2022
- Basic Statistic Average U.S. physician compensation in 2024, by region
- Basic Statistic Top U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians 2022
- Basic Statistic Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians 2024, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. physicians' opinion about their compensation by specialty 2021
- Basic Statistic Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of U.S. physicians 2016-2021
Burn-out
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- Basic Statistic Burnout among U.S. physicians as of 2023, by gender and age
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians that would recommend medicine careers to younger people 2023
COVID-19
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- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes due to COVID-19, 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians affected by COVID-19 in select ways, August 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians frustrated by COVID-19 regulation non-compliance, Aug. 2020
- Basic Statistic Estimated loss of revenue among U.S. physicians due to COVID-19 as of July 2020
Further related statistics
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- Median number of patients seen weekly by primary physicians in 2019, by country
- Proportion of primary care doctors offering online communication 2019, by country
- Use of EMR functionalities among Canadian primary care physicians 2018
- Proportion of primary care physicians by weekly hours worked in select countries 2019
- EMR use by primary care physicians in Canada in 2021, by province/region
- Proportion of primary care doctors by time spent with patient 2019, select countries
- Primary care doctors planning end-of-life care with patients in select countries 2019
- Clinical information through EMR usage as to primary care physicians in Canada 2018
- Frequency of consulting with primary care physician in Great Britain 2018
- Proportion of primary care doctors satisfied in practicing medicine 2019, by country
- Proportion of primary care physicians able to manage palliative care 2019, by country
- Patients with access to digital health record and services in Canada 2018
- Individuals consulting with primary care physician in Poland 2018, by frequency
- Factors for implementation of e-health services among Canadian physicians 2018
- Proportion of primary care physicians stressed by their job in select countries 2019
- Most eaten brands of popcorn products in the U.S. 2020
- Industry revenue of “footwear and leather goods repair“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
- Value of imports of packaged nuts and fruits from U.S. to GCC 2015-2019
- Automated checkout usage and interest in the U.S. as of 2019
- U.S. physician shortage predictions for 2032
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- Median number of patients seen weekly by primary physicians in 2019, by country
- Proportion of primary care doctors offering online communication 2019, by country
- Use of EMR functionalities among Canadian primary care physicians 2018
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- EMR use by primary care physicians in Canada in 2021, by province/region
- Proportion of primary care doctors by time spent with patient 2019, select countries
- Primary care doctors planning end-of-life care with patients in select countries 2019
- Clinical information through EMR usage as to primary care physicians in Canada 2018
- Frequency of consulting with primary care physician in Great Britain 2018
- Proportion of primary care doctors satisfied in practicing medicine 2019, by country
- Proportion of primary care physicians able to manage palliative care 2019, by country
- Patients with access to digital health record and services in Canada 2018
- Individuals consulting with primary care physician in Poland 2018, by frequency
- Factors for implementation of e-health services among Canadian physicians 2018
- Proportion of primary care physicians stressed by their job in select countries 2019
- Most eaten brands of popcorn products in the U.S. 2020
- Industry revenue of “footwear and leather goods repair“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
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Robert Graham Center. (February 1, 2021). Number of office-based, direct patient care physicians in the United States in 2019, by specialty [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270142/number-of-office-based-direct-patient-care-physicians-in-the-united-states/
Robert Graham Center. "Number of office-based, direct patient care physicians in the United States in 2019, by specialty." Chart. February 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270142/number-of-office-based-direct-patient-care-physicians-in-the-united-states/
Robert Graham Center. (2021). Number of office-based, direct patient care physicians in the United States in 2019, by specialty. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270142/number-of-office-based-direct-patient-care-physicians-in-the-united-states/
Robert Graham Center. "Number of Office-based, Direct Patient Care Physicians in The United States in 2019, by Specialty." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270142/number-of-office-based-direct-patient-care-physicians-in-the-united-states/
Robert Graham Center, Number of office-based, direct patient care physicians in the United States in 2019, by specialty Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270142/number-of-office-based-direct-patient-care-physicians-in-the-united-states/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Number of office-based, direct patient care physicians in the United States in 2019, by specialty [Graph], Robert Graham Center, February 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270142/number-of-office-based-direct-patient-care-physicians-in-the-united-states/