The report is based on data from the American Medical Association, the U.S. Census Bureau, and a national resident database and tracking system. Overall, it covers about 950,000 physicians and physicians in training among 48 of the largest specialties in 2021, according to a Jan. 12 AAMC news release.
Here’s the number of active physicians by specialty
- Internal medicine: 120,342
- Family medicine: 118,641
- Pediatrics: 60,305
- Emergency medicine: 46,857
- OB-GYN: 42,496
- Anesthesiology: 42,264
- Psychiatry: 38,424
- Radiology and diagnostic radiology: 27,197
- General surgery: 24,881
- Cardiovascular disease: 22,262
- Ophthalmology: 18,948
- Orthopedic surgery: 18,469
- Hematology and oncology: 16,673
- Gastroenterology: 15,678
- Critical care: 14,159
- Neurology: 13,853
- Dermatology: 12,767
- Anatomic/clinical pathology: 12,180
- Nephrology: 11,554
- Urology: 10,081
- Child and adolescent psychiatry: 9,966
- Infectious disease: 9,913
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 9,724
- Otolaryngology: 9,616
- Endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism: 8,246
- Plastic surgery: 7,228
- Preventive medicine: 6,555
- Rheumatology : 6,420
- Pain Management: 6,240
- Geriatric medicine: 6,149
- Neonatal medicine: 6,056
- Neurological surgery: 5,748
- Internal medicine/pediatrics: 5,701
- Radiation oncology: 5,376
- Allergy and immunology: 5,009
- Pulmonary disease: 4,867
- Interventional cardiology: 4,736
- Thoracic surgery: 4,449
- Neuroradiology: 4,311
- Vascular surgery: 4,039
- Vascular and interventional radiology: 4,011
- Sports medicine: 3,208
- Pediatric hematology/oncology: 3,179
- Sports medicine: 3,065
- Pediatric cardiology: 2,993
- Pediatric anesthesiology: 2,843
- Pediatric critical care medicine: 2,774
- Clinical cardiac electrophysiology: 2,632
