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Maine

6,853 individual providers in 81 specialties, 2024 · 4 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: 6,412 · 2021: 6,469 · 2022: 6,564 · 2023: 6,645 · 2024: 6,853.

Specialties practicing in Maine, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	1,197
Physician Assistant	825
Family Practice	548
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	467
Internal Medicine	404
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	369
Emergency Medicine	320
Optometry	198
Anesthesiology	192
Chiropractic	172
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	158
Hospitalist	155
General Surgery	135
Psychiatry	124
Diagnostic Radiology	113
Orthopedic Surgery	107
Cardiology	103
Obstetrics & Gynecology	98
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	70
Ophthalmology	68
Neurology	61
Gastroenterology	56
Podiatry	51
Audiologist	49
Pulmonary Disease	49
Urology	49
Pathology	46
Dermatology	42
Hematology-Oncology	40
Nephrology	36
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	36
Psychologist, Clinical	35
Otolaryngology	34
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	32
Vascular Surgery	26
Infectious Disease	25
Endocrinology	22
Neurosurgery	22
Sports Medicine	22
Rheumatology	20
Geriatric Medicine	19
Interventional Cardiology	18
Radiation Oncology	17
Critical Care (Intensivists)	16
Interventional Radiology	16
Hospice and Palliative Care	15
Medical Oncology	15
Licensed Professional Counselor	14
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	13
Hand Surgery	12
Speech Language Pathologist	11
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	10
Pediatric Medicine	10
Cardiac Surgery	7
Allergy/ Immunology	6
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	6
Gynecological Oncology	6
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	6
Thoracic Surgery	6
Surgical Oncology	5
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	4
Certified Nurse Midwife	4
Hematology	4
Interventional Pain Management	4
Sleep Medicine	4
Addiction Medicine	3
General Practice	3
Maxillofacial Surgery	3
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	3
Pain Management	3
Dentist	2
Medical Genetics and Genomics	2
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	2
Adult Congenital Heart Disease	1
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	1
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy	1
Neuropsychiatry	1
Nuclear Medicine	1
Preventive Medicine	1
Undefined Physician type	1
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	1

Metro areas and non-metro Maine, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Augusta-Waterville, ME	Micro	600	261
Bangor, ME	Metro	1,044	489
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	Metro	568	272
Portland-South Portland, ME	Metro	3,590	1,702
Maine outside metro areas	Non-metro	1,050	494

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

Largest cities in Maine

Portland (1,507 clinicians)
Bangor (824 clinicians)
Lewiston (439 clinicians)
Augusta (351 clinicians)
Scarborough (350 clinicians)
Brunswick (270 clinicians)
Biddeford (259 clinicians)
South Portland (258 clinicians)
Waterville (159 clinicians)
Rockport (153 clinicians)

All 191 cities in Maine

Largest hospitals in Maine

Mainehealth Maine Medical Center (2,157 affiliated clinicians)
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (884 affiliated clinicians)
Maine General Medical Center (743 affiliated clinicians)
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital (587 affiliated clinicians)
Northern Light Mercy Hospital (497 affiliated clinicians)
Central Maine Medical Center (470 affiliated clinicians)
York Hospital (466 affiliated clinicians)
St Joseph Hospital (426 affiliated clinicians)
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital (364 affiliated clinicians)
St Mary's Regional Medical Center (307 affiliated clinicians)

All 36 hospitals in Maine

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.