California
100,527 individual providers in 92 specialties, 2024 · 35 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: 87,095 · 2021: 89,868 · 2022: 93,519 · 2023: 96,882 · 2024: 100,527.
Specialties practicing in California, 2024
| Specialty | Individual providers |
|---|
| Internal Medicine | 10,499 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 8,685 |
| Family Practice | 8,228 |
| Physician Assistant | 7,073 |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | 6,864 |
| Emergency Medicine | 5,287 |
| Anesthesiology | 4,547 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 3,474 |
| Optometry | 2,493 |
| Chiropractic | 2,458 |
| Psychiatry | 2,213 |
| Ophthalmology | 2,144 |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 1,921 |
| Hospitalist | 1,917 |
| Cardiology | 1,869 |
| General Surgery | 1,763 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,761 |
| Neurology | 1,670 |
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | 1,617 |
| Psychologist, Clinical | 1,573 |
| Dermatology | 1,546 |
| Podiatry | 1,510 |
| Gastroenterology | 1,398 |
| Pathology | 1,209 |
| Nephrology | 985 |
| Hematology-Oncology | 957 |
| Urology | 942 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 901 |
| Otolaryngology | 875 |
| Occupational Therapist in Private Practice | 737 |
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker | 736 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 710 |
| Endocrinology | 633 |
| Infectious Disease | 583 |
| General Practice | 551 |
| Rheumatology | 530 |
| Critical Care (Intensivists) | 526 |
| Neurosurgery | 497 |
| Radiation Oncology | 496 |
| Audiologist | 423 |
| Interventional Radiology | 402 |
| Vascular Surgery | 399 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 396 |
| Allergy/ Immunology | 329 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 324 |
| Pain Management | 293 |
| Medical Oncology | 268 |
| Thoracic Surgery | 222 |
| Pediatric Medicine | 195 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 192 |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 188 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care | 188 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | 185 |
| Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional | 181 |
| Sports Medicine | 144 |
| Surgical Oncology | 135 |
| Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 134 |
| Hand Surgery | 132 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 131 |
| Cardiac Surgery | 128 |
| Interventional Pain Management | 118 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 105 |
| Hematology | 103 |
| Sleep Medicine | 101 |
| Gynecological Oncology | 98 |
| Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 90 |
| Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 83 |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 65 |
| Undefined Physician type | 58 |
| Preventive Medicine | 55 |
| Certified Nurse Midwife | 39 |
| Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 33 |
| Maxillofacial Surgery | 31 |
| Dentist | 29 |
| Addiction Medicine | 27 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 23 |
| Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 18 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry | 15 |
| Licensed Professional Counselor | 14 |
| Medical Genetics and Genomics | 14 |
| Adult Congenital Heart Disease | 9 |
| Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 9 |
| Unknown Supplier/Provider Specialty | 5 |
| Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine | 4 |
| Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) | 3 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 3 |
| Portable X-Ray Supplier | 3 |
| Epileptologists | 1 |
| Mass Immunizer Roster Biller | 1 |
| Medical Toxicology | 1 |
| Oral Medicine | 1 |
| Prosthodontics | 1 |
Metro areas and non-metro California, 2024
| Area | Type | Individual providers | Physicians |
|---|
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | Metro | 1,523 | 827 |
| Bishop, CA | Micro | 49 | 26 |
| Chico, CA | Metro | 631 | 340 |
| Clearlake, CA | Micro | 69 | 36 |
| Crescent City, CA | Micro | 40 | 14 |
| El Centro, CA | Metro | 217 | 125 |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | Micro | 368 | 184 |
| Fresno, CA | Metro | 2,507 | 1,520 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA (crosses a state line) | Micro | 126 | 48 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | Metro | 188 | 80 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | 35,041 | 23,604 |
| Merced, CA | Metro | 304 | 188 |
| Modesto, CA | Metro | 1,176 | 798 |
| Napa, CA | Metro | 383 | 243 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Metro | 2,293 | 1,332 |
| Red Bluff, CA | Micro | 76 | 36 |
| Redding, CA | Metro | 595 | 302 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Metro | 8,369 | 5,363 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Metro | 6,625 | 4,473 |
| Salinas, CA | Metro | 1,133 | 709 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Metro | 10,471 | 6,646 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | 12,937 | 8,886 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | 7,182 | 5,016 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Metro | 854 | 412 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Metro | 906 | 509 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | Metro | 1,398 | 866 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Metro | 1,055 | 646 |
| Sonora, CA | Micro | 144 | 69 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | Metro | 1,139 | 762 |
| Susanville, CA | Micro | 27 | 9 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | Micro | 315 | 143 |
| Ukiah, CA | Micro | 165 | 96 |
| Vallejo, CA | Metro | 891 | 586 |
| Visalia, CA | Metro | 748 | 437 |
| Yuba City, CA | Metro | 389 | 211 |
| California outside metro areas | Non-metro | 298 | 149 |
Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in California; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.
Largest cities in California
- Los Angeles (7,774 clinicians)
- San Diego (5,592 clinicians)
- San Francisco (4,653 clinicians)
- Sacramento (3,769 clinicians)
- Stanford (2,634 clinicians)
- Fresno (1,935 clinicians)
- Orange (1,823 clinicians)
- San Jose (1,513 clinicians)
- Bakersfield (1,315 clinicians)
- Oakland (1,315 clinicians)
All 867 cities in California
Largest hospitals in California
- Stanford Health Care (3,296 affiliated clinicians)
- Ucsf Medical Center (2,646 affiliated clinicians)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (2,343 affiliated clinicians)
- Uci Health-Orange (2,216 affiliated clinicians)
- Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center (2,175 affiliated clinicians)
- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (2,126 affiliated clinicians)
- Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr (1,890 affiliated clinicians)
- Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (1,700 affiliated clinicians)
- Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital (1,519 affiliated clinicians)
- University Of California Davis Medical Center (1,452 affiliated clinicians)
All 377 hospitals in California
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.
