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New Jersey

37,863 individual providers in 82 specialties, 2024 · 6 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: 32,898 · 2021: 33,753 · 2022: 34,954 · 2023: 36,277 · 2024: 37,863.

Specialties practicing in New Jersey, 2024

SpecialtyIndividual providers
Nurse Practitioner4,852
Physical Therapist in Private Practice4,019
Internal Medicine3,616
Physician Assistant2,478
Family Practice1,769
Emergency Medicine1,339
Chiropractic1,317
Anesthesiology1,305
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)946
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice910
Podiatry902
Cardiology891
Optometry865
Diagnostic Radiology861
Licensed Clinical Social Worker835
Obstetrics & Gynecology824
Psychiatry667
Orthopedic Surgery656
Gastroenterology544
General Surgery533
Ophthalmology531
Neurology477
Psychologist, Clinical444
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation424
Pulmonary Disease363
Dermatology360
Hospitalist352
Nephrology320
Urology307
Hematology-Oncology301
Endocrinology290
Pathology264
Otolaryngology263
Infectious Disease261
Audiologist184
Rheumatology179
Speech Language Pathologist158
Vascular Surgery142
Critical Care (Intensivists)140
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery140
Allergy/ Immunology132
Neurosurgery132
Pain Management116
Radiation Oncology112
Interventional Cardiology101
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional87
Interventional Radiology81
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology76
Thoracic Surgery73
Geriatric Medicine68
Medical Oncology68
Licensed Professional Counselor65
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)62
Hand Surgery59
Sports Medicine56
General Practice52
Interventional Pain Management50
Surgical Oncology50
Certified Nurse Midwife49
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)43
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist35
Gynecological Oncology33
Pediatric Medicine31
Hospice and Palliative Care23
Addiction Medicine20
Cardiac Surgery20
Sleep Medicine20
Hematology17
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine17
Marriage and Family Therapist16
Maxillofacial Surgery13
Nuclear Medicine13
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology10
Geriatric Psychiatry8
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery8
Dentist7
Epileptologists3
Neuropsychiatry3
Preventive Medicine2
Anesthesiology Assistant1
Medical Genetics and Genomics1
Undefined Physician type1

Metro areas and non-metro New Jersey, 2024

AreaTypeIndividual providersPhysicians
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (crosses a state line)Metro5,2222,761
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJMetro1,630739
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (crosses a state line)Metro84,17949,532
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (crosses a state line)Metro30,47416,481
Trenton-Princeton, NJMetro1,8731,045
Vineland, NJMetro435224

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

Largest cities in New Jersey

All 681 cities in New Jersey

Largest hospitals in New Jersey

All 78 hospitals in New Jersey

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.