Florida
81,764 individual providers in 88 specialties, 2024 · 28 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: 69,070 · 2021: 72,003 · 2022: 74,833 · 2023: 77,856 · 2024: 81,764.
Specialties practicing in Florida, 2024
| Specialty | Individual providers |
|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | 14,952 |
| Physician Assistant | 6,755 |
| Internal Medicine | 6,680 |
| Family Practice | 4,914 |
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | 4,522 |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | 3,271 |
| Emergency Medicine | 2,991 |
| Anesthesiology | 2,376 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 2,105 |
| Chiropractic | 1,759 |
| Optometry | 1,574 |
| Cardiology | 1,499 |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 1,417 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,387 |
| General Surgery | 1,308 |
| Hospitalist | 1,283 |
| Ophthalmology | 1,263 |
| Podiatry | 1,262 |
| Neurology | 1,241 |
| Gastroenterology | 1,135 |
| Psychiatry | 1,093 |
| Dermatology | 1,045 |
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker | 945 |
| Psychologist, Clinical | 873 |
| General Practice | 840 |
| Hematology-Oncology | 737 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 732 |
| Pathology | 724 |
| Urology | 721 |
| Occupational Therapist in Private Practice | 672 |
| Anesthesiology Assistant | 661 |
| Nephrology | 590 |
| Otolaryngology | 578 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 558 |
| Infectious Disease | 502 |
| Critical Care (Intensivists) | 462 |
| Audiologist | 417 |
| Endocrinology | 415 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 407 |
| Neurosurgery | 404 |
| Radiation Oncology | 398 |
| Rheumatology | 351 |
| Vascular Surgery | 292 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 289 |
| Pain Management | 252 |
| Licensed Professional Counselor | 240 |
| Thoracic Surgery | 233 |
| Interventional Pain Management | 214 |
| Medical Oncology | 212 |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 210 |
| Allergy/ Immunology | 196 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 186 |
| Interventional Radiology | 175 |
| Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 133 |
| Hand Surgery | 129 |
| Sports Medicine | 114 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care | 108 |
| Pediatric Medicine | 92 |
| Surgical Oncology | 87 |
| Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional | 77 |
| Gynecological Oncology | 76 |
| Cardiac Surgery | 73 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 73 |
| Certified Nurse Midwife | 53 |
| Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 49 |
| Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 48 |
| Hematology | 46 |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 44 |
| Sleep Medicine | 36 |
| Maxillofacial Surgery | 29 |
| Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 29 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 23 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | 18 |
| Preventive Medicine | 18 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 14 |
| Medical Genetics and Genomics | 13 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry | 11 |
| Addiction Medicine | 9 |
| Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 9 |
| Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 7 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 7 |
| Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine | 7 |
| Dentist | 5 |
| Undefined Physician type | 5 |
| Mass Immunizer Roster Biller | 1 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | 1 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology | 1 |
| Unknown Supplier/Provider Specialty | 1 |
Metro areas and non-metro Florida, 2024
| Area | Type | Individual providers | Physicians |
|---|
| Arcadia, FL | Micro | 96 | 11 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Metro | 3,406 | 1,706 |
| Clewiston, FL | Micro | 38 | 16 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | Metro | 900 | 424 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | Metro | 2,308 | 1,181 |
| Gainesville, FL | Metro | 2,695 | 1,742 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | Metro | 420 | 209 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Metro | 7,593 | 3,926 |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | Micro | 208 | 116 |
| Lake City, FL | Micro | 145 | 58 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | Metro | 1,930 | 1,029 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | 22,076 | 12,796 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Metro | 1,606 | 795 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | Metro | 3,663 | 1,729 |
| Ocala, FL | Metro | 1,254 | 595 |
| Okeechobee, FL | Micro | 71 | 30 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Metro | 9,609 | 5,208 |
| Palatka, FL | Micro | 99 | 56 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Metro | 2,182 | 1,058 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | Metro | 765 | 325 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Metro | 1,945 | 854 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | Metro | 1,687 | 802 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | Metro | 705 | 343 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | Metro | 800 | 414 |
| Sebring, FL | Metro | 322 | 173 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Metro | 1,203 | 586 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Metro | 13,414 | 7,047 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | Metro | 325 | 145 |
| Florida outside metro areas | Non-metro | 295 | 89 |
Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Florida; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.
Largest cities in Florida
- Miami (5,766 clinicians)
- Jacksonville (5,691 clinicians)
- Tampa (5,213 clinicians)
- Orlando (4,472 clinicians)
- Gainesville (2,582 clinicians)
- Fort Myers (2,479 clinicians)
- Sarasota (1,773 clinicians)
- Pensacola (1,603 clinicians)
- Naples (1,566 clinicians)
- Boca Raton (1,320 clinicians)
All 548 cities in Florida
Largest hospitals in Florida
- Adventhealth Orlando (4,693 affiliated clinicians)
- St Josephs Hospital (2,350 affiliated clinicians)
- Orlando Health (2,284 affiliated clinicians)
- Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville (2,182 affiliated clinicians)
- Lee Memorial Hospital (2,043 affiliated clinicians)
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital (2,008 affiliated clinicians)
- Morton Plant Hospital (1,611 affiliated clinicians)
- Cape Coral Hospital (1,576 affiliated clinicians)
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital (1,537 affiliated clinicians)
- Uf Health Shands Hospital (1,481 affiliated clinicians)
All 221 hospitals in Florida
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.
