Pennsylvania
60,615 individual providers in 89 specialties, 2024 · 36 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: 55,454 · 2021: 56,703 · 2022: 58,016 · 2023: 58,950 · 2024: 60,615.
Specialties practicing in Pennsylvania, 2024
| Specialty | Individual providers |
|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | 7,939 |
| Physician Assistant | 7,199 |
| Internal Medicine | 4,434 |
| Family Practice | 4,194 |
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | 3,595 |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | 3,138 |
| Emergency Medicine | 2,759 |
| Anesthesiology | 1,877 |
| Chiropractic | 1,650 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 1,589 |
| Optometry | 1,495 |
| Hospitalist | 1,139 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,084 |
| Cardiology | 1,062 |
| General Surgery | 1,055 |
| Psychiatry | 1,042 |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 974 |
| Podiatry | 940 |
| Neurology | 850 |
| Ophthalmology | 810 |
| Gastroenterology | 771 |
| Psychologist, Clinical | 640 |
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker | 629 |
| Pathology | 593 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 571 |
| Dermatology | 531 |
| Occupational Therapist in Private Practice | 516 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 494 |
| Nephrology | 452 |
| Hematology-Oncology | 417 |
| Urology | 416 |
| Otolaryngology | 404 |
| Audiologist | 368 |
| Infectious Disease | 346 |
| Radiation Oncology | 296 |
| Critical Care (Intensivists) | 291 |
| Endocrinology | 282 |
| Rheumatology | 267 |
| Neurosurgery | 265 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 208 |
| Medical Oncology | 199 |
| Vascular Surgery | 197 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 196 |
| Thoracic Surgery | 167 |
| Allergy/ Immunology | 142 |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 140 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 133 |
| Sports Medicine | 127 |
| Licensed Professional Counselor | 126 |
| Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional | 125 |
| Interventional Radiology | 123 |
| Pain Management | 115 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care | 103 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 100 |
| Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 93 |
| Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 92 |
| General Practice | 81 |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 71 |
| Hematology | 71 |
| Hand Surgery | 70 |
| Cardiac Surgery | 53 |
| Gynecological Oncology | 51 |
| Maxillofacial Surgery | 48 |
| Sleep Medicine | 48 |
| Pediatric Medicine | 45 |
| Surgical Oncology | 45 |
| Certified Nurse Midwife | 37 |
| Interventional Pain Management | 34 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 30 |
| Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 25 |
| Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 23 |
| Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 22 |
| Addiction Medicine | 17 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry | 14 |
| Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 13 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | 12 |
| Preventive Medicine | 9 |
| Dentist | 7 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 6 |
| Undefined Physician type | 5 |
| Adult Congenital Heart Disease | 3 |
| Epileptologists | 3 |
| Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine | 3 |
| Medical Genetics and Genomics | 2 |
| Medical Toxicology | 2 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 2 |
| Dental Anesthesiology | 1 |
| Periodontics | 1 |
| Unknown Supplier/Provider Specialty | 1 |
Metro areas and non-metro Pennsylvania, 2024
| Area | Type | Individual providers | Physicians |
|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (crosses a state line) | Metro | 5,222 | 2,761 |
| Altoona, PA | Metro | 611 | 271 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | Micro | 142 | 59 |
| Bradford, PA | Micro | 75 | 25 |
| Chambersburg, PA | Metro | 577 | 286 |
| DuBois, PA | Micro | 374 | 143 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | Micro | 464 | 186 |
| Erie, PA | Metro | 1,432 | 714 |
| Gettysburg, PA | Metro | 269 | 143 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Metro | 3,936 | 2,114 |
| Hemlock Farms, PA | Micro | 65 | 8 |
| Hermitage, PA | Micro | 358 | 152 |
| Huntingdon, PA | Micro | 66 | 22 |
| Indiana, PA | Micro | 243 | 111 |
| Johnstown, PA | Metro | 510 | 254 |
| Lancaster, PA | Metro | 2,221 | 1,038 |
| Lebanon, PA | Metro | 463 | 229 |
| Lewisburg, PA | Micro | 218 | 103 |
| Lewistown, PA | Micro | 217 | 100 |
| Lock Haven, PA | Micro | 76 | 26 |
| Meadville, PA | Micro | 251 | 130 |
| Oil City, PA | Micro | 159 | 67 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (crosses a state line) | Metro | 30,474 | 16,481 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Metro | 11,991 | 6,291 |
| Pottsville, PA | Micro | 320 | 143 |
| Reading, PA | Metro | 1,397 | 719 |
| Sayre, PA | Micro | 477 | 259 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Metro | 2,732 | 1,269 |
| Selinsgrove, PA | Micro | 79 | 23 |
| Somerset, PA | Micro | 128 | 57 |
| St. Marys, PA | Micro | 81 | 24 |
| State College, PA | Metro | 661 | 305 |
| Sunbury, PA | Micro | 1,345 | 821 |
| Warren, PA | Micro | 111 | 44 |
| Williamsport, PA | Metro | 616 | 263 |
| York-Hanover, PA | Metro | 2,038 | 1,049 |
| Pennsylvania outside metro areas | Non-metro | 657 | 238 |
Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Pennsylvania; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.
Largest cities in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia (9,634 clinicians)
- Pittsburgh (6,477 clinicians)
- Allentown (2,049 clinicians)
- Bethlehem (1,658 clinicians)
- York (1,540 clinicians)
- Lancaster (1,472 clinicians)
- Hershey (1,452 clinicians)
- Erie (1,335 clinicians)
- Danville (1,207 clinicians)
- Harrisburg (1,024 clinicians)
All 1,055 cities in Pennsylvania
Largest hospitals in Pennsylvania
- Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania (4,583 affiliated clinicians)
- St Lukes Hospital (2,795 affiliated clinicians)
- Lehigh Valley Hospital (2,448 affiliated clinicians)
- Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside (2,274 affiliated clinicians)
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (2,024 affiliated clinicians)
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2,005 affiliated clinicians)
- Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System (1,958 affiliated clinicians)
- Chester County Hospital (1,947 affiliated clinicians)
- Wellspan York Hospital (1,827 affiliated clinicians)
- Geisinger Medical Center (1,819 affiliated clinicians)
All 186 hospitals in Pennsylvania
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.
