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Arizona

25,535 individual providers in 86 specialties, 2024 · 11 metro and micro areas

Market Comparisons are prepared for one specialty in one metro area (or the state's area outside metro areas). View sample report

Individual providers by data year: 2020: 22,092 · 2021: 22,915 · 2022: 23,572 · 2023: 24,338 · 2024: 25,535.

Specialties practicing in Arizona, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	4,787
Physician Assistant	2,639
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	2,011
Internal Medicine	1,880
Family Practice	1,613
Anesthesiology	1,032
Emergency Medicine	955
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	771
Chiropractic	653
Optometry	647
Diagnostic Radiology	621
General Surgery	455
Orthopedic Surgery	454
Podiatry	395
Cardiology	363
Obstetrics & Gynecology	359
Neurology	340
Hospitalist	318
Psychiatry	295
Ophthalmology	293
Gastroenterology	280
Dermatology	277
Psychologist, Clinical	234
Nephrology	225
Pathology	218
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	214
Pulmonary Disease	207
Hematology-Oncology	199
Urology	191
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	182
Audiologist	161
Otolaryngology	150
Interventional Cardiology	143
Critical Care (Intensivists)	139
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	137
Infectious Disease	115
Radiation Oncology	113
Neurosurgery	111
Endocrinology	92
Pain Management	86
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	84
Vascular Surgery	79
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	76
Rheumatology	71
Allergy/ Immunology	59
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	59
Licensed Professional Counselor	54
General Practice	52
Medical Oncology	52
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	44
Speech Language Pathologist	43
Thoracic Surgery	43
Hand Surgery	42
Interventional Radiology	42
Interventional Pain Management	41
Hospice and Palliative Care	30
Sports Medicine	30
Pediatric Medicine	24
Cardiac Surgery	23
Geriatric Medicine	23
Surgical Oncology	22
Certified Nurse Midwife	20
Sleep Medicine	20
Gynecological Oncology	19
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	18
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	14
Undefined Physician type	12
Maxillofacial Surgery	11
Hematology	9
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	9
Nuclear Medicine	9
Marriage and Family Therapist	7
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy	6
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	5
Neuropsychiatry	5
Preventive Medicine	5
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	4
Dentist	4
Addiction Medicine	2
Medical Genetics and Genomics	2
Epileptologists	1
Medical Toxicology	1
Orofacial Pain	1
Peripheral Vascular Disease	1
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	1
Unknown Supplier/Provider Specialty	1

Metro areas and non-metro Arizona, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Flagstaff, AZ	Metro	660	340
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	Metro	566	279
Nogales, AZ	Micro	43	25
Payson, AZ	Micro	121	46
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	Metro	17,855	8,676
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	Metro	812	329
Safford, AZ	Micro	55	17
Show Low, AZ	Micro	253	105
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	Metro	234	102
Tucson, AZ	Metro	4,179	2,317
Yuma, AZ	Metro	466	236
Arizona outside metro areas	Non-metro	247	126

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

Largest cities in Arizona

Phoenix (6,114 clinicians)
Tucson (3,869 clinicians)
Scottsdale (3,026 clinicians)
Mesa (1,717 clinicians)
Chandler (1,156 clinicians)
Gilbert (1,117 clinicians)
Glendale (1,081 clinicians)
Tempe (565 clinicians)
Peoria (557 clinicians)
Flagstaff (556 clinicians)

All 154 cities in Arizona

Largest hospitals in Arizona

Mayo Clinic Hospital (1,355 affiliated clinicians)
Tucson Medical Center (1,143 affiliated clinicians)
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center (1,140 affiliated clinicians)
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix (1,015 affiliated clinicians)
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center (996 affiliated clinicians)
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (882 affiliated clinicians)
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus (864 affiliated clinicians)
St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center (859 affiliated clinicians)
Chandler Regional Medical Center (831 affiliated clinicians)
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center (817 affiliated clinicians)

All 108 hospitals in Arizona

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.