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28,377 individual providers in 85 specialties, 2024 · 28 metro and micro areas
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Individual providers by data year: 2020: 25,936 · 2021: 26,257 · 2022: 27,002 · 2023: 27,666 · 2024: 28,377.
Specialties practicing in Minnesota, 2024
Metro areas and non-metro Minnesota, 2024
| Area | Type | Individual providers | Physicians |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea, MN | Micro | 90 | 30 |
| Alexandria, MN | Micro | 162 | 68 |
| Austin, MN | Micro | 130 | 64 |
| Bemidji, MN | Micro | 248 | 98 |
| Brainerd, MN | Micro | 391 | 173 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | Micro | 145 | 44 |
| Duluth, MN-WI (crosses a state line) | Metro | 1,582 | 746 |
| Fairmont, MN | Micro | 68 | 22 |
| Fargo, ND-MN (crosses a state line) | Metro | 1,621 | 681 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | Micro | 199 | 66 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | Micro | 132 | 45 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN (crosses a state line) | Metro | 576 | 236 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | Micro | 155 | 47 |
| Hutchinson, MN | Micro | 100 | 45 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (crosses a state line) | Metro | 1,315 | 669 |
| Mankato, MN | Metro | 642 | 278 |
| Marshall, MN | Micro | 108 | 25 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (crosses a state line) | Metro | 16,988 | 8,414 |
| New Ulm, MN | Micro | 112 | 51 |
| Owatonna, MN | Micro | 128 | 46 |
| Red Wing, MN | Micro | 124 | 55 |
| Rochester, MN | Metro | 4,908 | 3,061 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN (crosses a state line) | Metro | 2,032 | 915 |
| St. Cloud, MN | Metro | 1,029 | 426 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN (crosses a state line) | Micro | 60 | 10 |
| Willmar, MN | Micro | 173 | 54 |
| Winona, MN | Micro | 106 | 33 |
| Worthington, MN | Micro | 62 | 21 |
| Minnesota outside metro areas | Non-metro | 683 | 226 |
Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Minnesota; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.
Largest cities in Minnesota
- Rochester (4,830 clinicians)
- Minneapolis (3,910 clinicians)
- Saint Paul (2,035 clinicians)
- Edina (1,194 clinicians)
- Duluth (1,189 clinicians)
- St Louis Park (943 clinicians)
- Woodbury (591 clinicians)
- Mankato (563 clinicians)
- Bloomington (560 clinicians)
- Saint Cloud (557 clinicians)
Largest hospitals in Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester (3,499 affiliated clinicians)
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital (2,705 affiliated clinicians)
- M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical Center (2,061 affiliated clinicians)
- Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital (1,640 affiliated clinicians)
- M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital (1,399 affiliated clinicians)
- Allina United Hospital (1,356 affiliated clinicians)
- Regions Hospital (1,251 affiliated clinicians)
- Mercy Hospital (1,150 affiliated clinicians)
- M Health Fairview St John's Hospital (1,132 affiliated clinicians)
- North Memorial Health Hospital (1,129 affiliated clinicians)
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.