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Massachusetts

37,550 individual providers in 85 specialties, 2024 · 10 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: 34,113 · 2021: 34,878 · 2022: 35,597 · 2023: 36,344 · 2024: 37,550.

Specialties practicing in Massachusetts, 2024

SpecialtyIndividual providers
Nurse Practitioner5,906
Internal Medicine3,978
Physician Assistant3,315
Physical Therapist in Private Practice2,137
Anesthesiology1,419
Family Practice1,348
Emergency Medicine1,329
Diagnostic Radiology1,146
Licensed Clinical Social Worker1,032
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)1,019
Psychiatry1,006
Optometry880
Cardiology693
Chiropractic681
Neurology680
Obstetrics & Gynecology671
Hospitalist599
Psychologist, Clinical569
Ophthalmology558
Pathology548
Orthopedic Surgery531
General Surgery507
Gastroenterology483
Dermatology478
Pulmonary Disease402
Hematology-Oncology360
Endocrinology341
Podiatry326
Nephrology270
Infectious Disease266
Medical Oncology257
Otolaryngology250
Urology244
Audiologist232
Licensed Professional Counselor225
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation217
Rheumatology204
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice195
Radiation Oncology172
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist150
Neurosurgery134
Allergy/ Immunology128
Critical Care (Intensivists)124
Vascular Surgery111
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery107
Pediatric Medicine96
Thoracic Surgery93
Geriatric Medicine85
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional84
Hospice and Palliative Care80
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology70
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)69
Interventional Cardiology62
Sports Medicine56
Hand Surgery52
Hematology48
Pain Management48
Interventional Radiology47
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)46
Surgical Oncology43
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology40
Certified Nurse Midwife35
Cardiac Surgery29
General Practice29
Speech Language Pathologist29
Maxillofacial Surgery25
Sleep Medicine23
Gynecological Oncology21
Addiction Medicine18
Dentist15
Geriatric Psychiatry12
Interventional Pain Management12
Nuclear Medicine8
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery7
Neuropsychiatry7
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine7
Adult Congenital Heart Disease6
Marriage and Family Therapist6
Preventive Medicine6
Anesthesiology Assistant2
Medical Genetics and Genomics2
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy1
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology1
Orofacial Pain1
Peripheral Vascular Disease1

Metro areas and non-metro Massachusetts, 2024

AreaTypeIndividual providersPhysicians
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMetro570222
Barnstable Town, MAMetro946393
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (crosses a state line)Metro27,89415,917
Greenfield, MAMicro21797
Nantucket, MAMicro238
Pittsfield, MAMetro544255
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (crosses a state line)Metro7,3983,563
Springfield, MAMetro2,4551,189
Vineyard Haven, MAMicro5218
Worcester, MAMetro4,4392,407

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

Largest cities in Massachusetts

All 454 cities in Massachusetts

Largest hospitals in Massachusetts

All 84 hospitals in Massachusetts

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.