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New Mexico

6,594 individual providers in 77 specialties, 2024 · 17 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: 6,213 · 2021: 6,156 · 2022: 6,327 · 2023: 6,489 · 2024: 6,594.

Specialties practicing in New Mexico, 2024

SpecialtyIndividual providers
Nurse Practitioner1,433
Physician Assistant629
Family Practice617
Internal Medicine451
Physical Therapist in Private Practice348
Emergency Medicine325
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)226
Optometry171
Diagnostic Radiology158
Anesthesiology154
General Surgery136
Chiropractic125
Obstetrics & Gynecology121
Orthopedic Surgery107
Podiatry100
Psychologist, Clinical95
Psychiatry92
Licensed Clinical Social Worker84
Cardiology74
Neurology69
Ophthalmology69
Pathology68
Hospitalist61
Gastroenterology54
Anesthesiology Assistant51
Audiologist45
Nephrology44
Dermatology42
Hematology-Oncology40
Pulmonary Disease35
Urology34
Otolaryngology33
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice32
Endocrinology31
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation28
Rheumatology28
Critical Care (Intensivists)26
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist24
Neurosurgery22
Radiation Oncology21
Interventional Cardiology19
Pain Management19
General Practice18
Infectious Disease18
Certified Nurse Midwife17
Licensed Professional Counselor14
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery13
Interventional Radiology12
Medical Oncology12
Vascular Surgery12
Allergy/ Immunology11
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology11
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional11
Pediatric Medicine9
Surgical Oncology9
Thoracic Surgery9
Gynecological Oncology7
Hand Surgery7
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine7
Sports Medicine7
Speech Language Pathologist6
Geriatric Medicine5
Hospice and Palliative Care5
Interventional Pain Management5
Sleep Medicine5
Marriage and Family Therapist4
Preventive Medicine4
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)3
Geriatric Psychiatry3
Addiction Medicine2
Cardiac Surgery1
Dentist1
Hematology1
Neuropsychiatry1
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)1
Peripheral Vascular Disease1
Undefined Physician type1

Metro areas and non-metro New Mexico, 2024

AreaTypeIndividual providersPhysicians
Alamogordo, NMMicro15654
Albuquerque, NMMetro3,7441,927
Carlsbad-Artesia, NMMicro14352
Clovis, NMMicro11637
Deming, NMMicro287
Española, NMMicro6736
Farmington, NMMetro400217
Gallup, NMMicro165109
Hobbs, NMMicro8032
Las Cruces, NMMetro570225
Las Vegas, NMMicro6416
Los Alamos, NMMicro6227
Roswell, NMMicro17179
Ruidoso, NMMicro3414
Santa Fe, NMMetro494231
Silver City, NMMicro7325
Taos, NMMicro8540
New Mexico outside metro areasNon-metro13949

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

Largest cities in New Mexico

All 119 cities in New Mexico

Largest hospitals in New Mexico

All 45 hospitals in New Mexico

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.