The top five states for growth from 2012 to 2014 were:
1. California: 4,617 physicians
2. Texas: 3,842
3. Florida: 3,103
4. New York: 2,225
5. Massachusetts: 2,032
The states with the top growth percentage were:
1. Utah: 9.6 percent
2. Massachusetts: 9.4 percent
3. Rhode Island: 8.8 percent
4. Colorado: 8.5 percent
5. Texas: 8 percent
The United States added slightly more than 40,000 patient care physicians over the past two years.
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