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Maryland

25,382 individual providers in 86 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: 23,041 · 2021: 23,636 · 2022: 24,105 · 2023: 24,550 · 2024: 25,382.

Specialties practicing in Maryland, 2024

SpecialtyIndividual providers
Nurse Practitioner4,258
Physician Assistant2,397
Internal Medicine2,306
Physical Therapist in Private Practice2,068
Family Practice988
Emergency Medicine826
Anesthesiology814
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)761
Diagnostic Radiology630
Licensed Clinical Social Worker598
Obstetrics & Gynecology503
Psychiatry475
Orthopedic Surgery453
Cardiology450
Optometry449
Ophthalmology447
Hospitalist416
General Surgery392
Neurology381
Chiropractic356
Gastroenterology343
Podiatry343
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice277
Pathology267
Dermatology262
Psychologist, Clinical235
Audiologist229
Nephrology215
Critical Care (Intensivists)214
Urology199
Pulmonary Disease197
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation189
Infectious Disease187
Otolaryngology177
Hematology-Oncology175
Endocrinology170
Rheumatology133
Medical Oncology114
Licensed Professional Counselor105
Neurosurgery101
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery99
Radiation Oncology95
Vascular Surgery90
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional86
Speech Language Pathologist85
Allergy/ Immunology82
Pain Management52
Pediatric Medicine52
Geriatric Medicine51
General Practice45
Interventional Radiology42
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology40
Certified Nurse Midwife38
Hospice and Palliative Care37
Interventional Pain Management35
Thoracic Surgery32
Interventional Cardiology30
Hand Surgery28
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)23
Nuclear Medicine23
Surgical Oncology23
Gynecological Oncology22
Sports Medicine21
Hematology16
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology15
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist15
Maxillofacial Surgery15
Cardiac Surgery14
Sleep Medicine12
Addiction Medicine8
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery8
Neuropsychiatry8
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)7
Dentist5
Medical Genetics and Genomics5
Preventive Medicine5
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine4
Geriatric Psychiatry3
Undefined Physician type3
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy2
Adult Congenital Heart Disease1
Anesthesiology Assistant1
Marriage and Family Therapist1
Orofacial Pain1
Peripheral Vascular Disease1
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine1

Metro areas and non-metro Maryland, 2024

AreaTypeIndividual providersPhysicians
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro14,7877,871
Cambridge, MDMicro7435
Cumberland, MD-WV (crosses a state line)Micro402147
Easton, MDMicro279134
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV (crosses a state line)Metro909432
Lexington Park, MDMetro519213
Ocean Pines, MDMicro18364
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (crosses a state line)Metro30,47416,481
Salisbury, MDMetro698297
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (crosses a state line)Metro20,96411,313
Maryland outside metro areasNon-metro19073

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

Largest cities in Maryland

All 324 cities in Maryland

Largest hospitals in Maryland

All 56 hospitals in Maryland

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.