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Connecticut

17,694 individual providers in 80 specialties, 2024 · 7 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: 16,047 · 2021: 16,367 · 2022: 16,740 · 2023: 17,171 · 2024: 17,694.

Specialties practicing in Connecticut, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	2,647
Physician Assistant	2,222
Internal Medicine	1,650
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	995
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	679
Emergency Medicine	651
Anesthesiology	590
Family Practice	532
Diagnostic Radiology	477
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	454
Optometry	424
Obstetrics & Gynecology	403
Psychiatry	380
Cardiology	375
Hospitalist	350
Orthopedic Surgery	318
Chiropractic	277
Neurology	263
General Surgery	262
Gastroenterology	260
Ophthalmology	255
Pulmonary Disease	210
Pathology	205
Podiatry	202
Dermatology	185
Psychologist, Clinical	163
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	143
Endocrinology	136
Urology	130
Infectious Disease	120
Hematology-Oncology	119
Nephrology	109
Otolaryngology	107
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	106
Audiologist	93
Rheumatology	78
Medical Oncology	71
Neurosurgery	69
Vascular Surgery	67
Radiation Oncology	66
Geriatric Medicine	61
Licensed Professional Counselor	55
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	51
Interventional Cardiology	48
Critical Care (Intensivists)	46
Allergy/ Immunology	43
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	37
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	35
Thoracic Surgery	34
Interventional Radiology	32
Certified Nurse Midwife	31
Hand Surgery	30
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	29
Pediatric Medicine	26
Pain Management	25
Sports Medicine	24
Hospice and Palliative Care	23
Gynecological Oncology	22
Hematology	19
Interventional Pain Management	19
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	18
Surgical Oncology	18
Speech Language Pathologist	16
General Practice	15
Cardiac Surgery	14
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	13
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	10
Addiction Medicine	9
Geriatric Psychiatry	7
Marriage and Family Therapist	7
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	6
Nuclear Medicine	6
Sleep Medicine	6
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	4
Maxillofacial Surgery	3
Medical Genetics and Genomics	2
Neuropsychiatry	2
Preventive Medicine	2
Undefined Physician type	2
Adult Congenital Heart Disease	1

Metro areas and non-metro Connecticut, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	Metro	4,168	2,260
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	Metro	6,102	2,934
New Haven, CT	Metro	4,205	2,574
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	Metro	1,107	493
Putnam, CT	Micro	153	67
Torrington, CT	Micro	307	136
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	Metro	1,638	754

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

Largest cities in Connecticut

New Haven (2,665 clinicians)
Hartford (1,893 clinicians)
Farmington (829 clinicians)
Bridgeport (721 clinicians)
Danbury (666 clinicians)
Stamford (630 clinicians)
Waterbury (569 clinicians)
Norwalk (465 clinicians)
New Britain (411 clinicians)
Middletown (384 clinicians)

All 215 cities in Connecticut

Largest hospitals in Connecticut

Yale-New Haven Hospital (3,155 affiliated clinicians)
Hartford Hospital (2,039 affiliated clinicians)
Bridgeport Hospital (1,769 affiliated clinicians)
Greenwich Hospital Association - (1,099 affiliated clinicians)
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital (1,025 affiliated clinicians)
Danbury Hospital (1,017 affiliated clinicians)
Griffin Hospital (994 affiliated clinicians)
The Hospital Of Central Connecticut (833 affiliated clinicians)
Middlesex Hospital (825 affiliated clinicians)
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center (764 affiliated clinicians)

All 36 hospitals in Connecticut

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.