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District of Columbia

4,045 individual providers in 74 specialties, 2024 · 1 metro and micro areas

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Individual providers by data year: 2020: 3,705 · 2021: 3,740 · 2022: 3,880 · 2023: 3,986 · 2024: 4,045.

Specialties practicing in District of Columbia, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Internal Medicine	503
Nurse Practitioner	465
Physician Assistant	306
Emergency Medicine	241
Anesthesiology	217
Diagnostic Radiology	156
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	150
Family Practice	127
Obstetrics & Gynecology	107
Anesthesiology Assistant	103
Psychiatry	102
General Surgery	97
Neurology	90
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	79
Hospitalist	75
Cardiology	72
Ophthalmology	62
Orthopedic Surgery	60
Gastroenterology	56
Dermatology	54
Pulmonary Disease	50
Pathology	49
Hematology-Oncology	48
Nephrology	45
Critical Care (Intensivists)	42
Podiatry	41
Infectious Disease	39
Otolaryngology	37
Urology	37
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	36
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	36
Endocrinology	32
Psychologist, Clinical	31
Rheumatology	29
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	26
Optometry	24
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	23
Radiation Oncology	21
Neurosurgery	20
Audiologist	19
Vascular Surgery	17
Medical Oncology	15
Hospice and Palliative Care	14
Thoracic Surgery	14
Chiropractic	13
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	13
Interventional Cardiology	13
Geriatric Medicine	12
Interventional Radiology	12
Pediatric Medicine	12
Allergy/ Immunology	11
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	8
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	8
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	8
Surgical Oncology	8
Speech Language Pathologist	7
Gynecological Oncology	6
Hand Surgery	6
General Practice	5
Cardiac Surgery	4
Licensed Professional Counselor	4
Sleep Medicine	4
Hematology	3
Nuclear Medicine	3
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	3
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	3
Sports Medicine	3
Certified Nurse Midwife	2
Pain Management	2
Addiction Medicine	1
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	1
Dentist	1
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	1
Neuropsychiatry	1

Metro areas and non-metro District of Columbia, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (crosses a state line)	Metro	20,964	11,313

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

Largest cities in District of Columbia

Washington (4,020 clinicians)
Washington Dc (11 clinicians)
Bolling Afb (2 clinicians)
Jbab (1 clinicians)
Nw (1 clinicians)
Nw Washington (1 clinicians)
Palm Beach Gardens (1 clinicians)
Sw (1 clinicians)
Wahington (1 clinicians)
Wash (1 clinicians)

All 15 cities in District of Columbia

Largest hospitals in District of Columbia

Medstar Washington Hospital Center (1,467 affiliated clinicians)
Sibley Memorial Hospital (944 affiliated clinicians)
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (928 affiliated clinicians)
George Washington Univ Hospital (563 affiliated clinicians)
Howard University Hospital Corp (210 affiliated clinicians)
Children's National Hospital (10 affiliated clinicians)
Psychiatric Institute Of Washington (0 affiliated clinicians)
St Elizabeths Hospital (0 affiliated clinicians)
United Medical Center (0 affiliated clinicians)
Washington Dc Va Medical Center (0 affiliated clinicians)

All 10 hospitals in District of Columbia

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.