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Arkansas

10,290 individual providers in 80 specialties, 2024 · 21 metro and micro areas

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Individual providers by data year: 2020: 9,221 · 2021: 9,500 · 2022: 9,785 · 2023: 9,959 · 2024: 10,290.

Specialties practicing in Arkansas, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	2,371
Family Practice	1,065
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	646
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	627
Internal Medicine	599
Physician Assistant	451
Optometry	384
Emergency Medicine	354
Chiropractic	293
Anesthesiology	238
Diagnostic Radiology	226
Obstetrics & Gynecology	208
General Surgery	198
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	198
Orthopedic Surgery	181
Cardiology	145
Psychiatry	129
Pathology	128
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	109
Ophthalmology	108
Neurology	89
Gastroenterology	86
Pulmonary Disease	77
Dermatology	73
Otolaryngology	73
Licensed Professional Counselor	71
Hematology-Oncology	70
Psychologist, Clinical	65
Podiatry	63
Nephrology	60
Audiologist	57
Urology	57
Neurosurgery	56
Hospitalist	51
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	47
Interventional Cardiology	46
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	44
Radiation Oncology	36
Endocrinology	35
Rheumatology	35
Infectious Disease	30
Pain Management	30
General Practice	29
Speech Language Pathologist	29
Allergy/ Immunology	27
Interventional Radiology	24
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	22
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	21
Thoracic Surgery	21
Geriatric Medicine	19
Pediatric Medicine	16
Critical Care (Intensivists)	15
Interventional Pain Management	15
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	15
Vascular Surgery	15
Hand Surgery	14
Medical Oncology	14
Cardiac Surgery	13
Hospice and Palliative Care	11
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	7
Sports Medicine	7
Surgical Oncology	7
Gynecological Oncology	5
Hematology	5
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	4
Sleep Medicine	4
Geriatric Psychiatry	3
Nuclear Medicine	3
Dentist	2
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	2
Preventive Medicine	2
Undefined Physician type	2
Addiction Medicine	1
Adult Congenital Heart Disease	1
Clinical Laboratory	1
Marriage and Family Therapist	1
Maxillofacial Surgery	1
Medical Toxicology	1
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	1
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	1

Metro areas and non-metro Arkansas, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Arkadelphia, AR	Micro	24	11
Batesville, AR	Micro	195	88
Blytheville, AR	Micro	51	12
Camden, AR	Micro	37	12
El Dorado, AR	Micro	110	51
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	Metro	1,755	781
Forrest City, AR	Micro	28	11
Fort Smith, AR-OK (crosses a state line)	Metro	739	380
Harrison, AR	Micro	134	47
Hot Springs, AR	Metro	492	196
Jonesboro, AR	Metro	761	338
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	Metro	3,843	2,088
Magnolia, AR	Micro	46	22
Malvern, AR	Micro	50	15
Memphis, TN-MS-AR (crosses a state line)	Metro	4,567	2,114
Mountain Home, AR	Micro	239	108
Paragould, AR	Micro	113	37
Pine Bluff, AR	Micro	218	134
Russellville, AR	Micro	203	73
Searcy, AR	Micro	271	112
Texarkana, TX-AR (crosses a state line)	Metro	513	239
Arkansas outside metro areas	Non-metro	842	283

Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Arkansas; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.

Largest cities in Arkansas

Little Rock (2,671 clinicians)
Jonesboro (714 clinicians)
Fayetteville (667 clinicians)
Fort Smith (618 clinicians)
Hot Springs (453 clinicians)
Rogers (398 clinicians)
Conway (324 clinicians)
North Little Rock (290 clinicians)
Springdale (268 clinicians)
Mountain Home (236 clinicians)

All 249 cities in Arkansas

Largest hospitals in Arkansas

Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock (928 affiliated clinicians)
University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences (866 affiliated clinicians)
St Bernards Medical Center (626 affiliated clinicians)
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (624 affiliated clinicians)
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas (583 affiliated clinicians)
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock (515 affiliated clinicians)
Chi-St Vincent Infirmary (515 affiliated clinicians)
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs (514 affiliated clinicians)
Washington Regional Medical Center (462 affiliated clinicians)
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc (442 affiliated clinicians)

All 90 hospitals in Arkansas

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data year 2024. Largest by the count of clinicians.