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Rhode Island

5,156 individual providers in 74 specialties, 2024 · 1 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: 4,702 · 2021: 4,874 · 2022: 4,956 · 2023: 5,029 · 2024: 5,156.

Specialties practicing in Rhode Island, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	748
Internal Medicine	577
Physician Assistant	494
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	452
Emergency Medicine	258
Family Practice	197
Optometry	173
Psychiatry	158
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	138
Diagnostic Radiology	129
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	118
Anesthesiology	103
Obstetrics & Gynecology	100
Orthopedic Surgery	98
Chiropractic	89
Cardiology	87
General Surgery	76
Neurology	74
Podiatry	72
Ophthalmology	66
Gastroenterology	61
Pathology	60
Psychologist, Clinical	56
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	49
Dermatology	48
Hematology-Oncology	46
Pulmonary Disease	46
Hospitalist	42
Urology	42
Infectious Disease	35
Nephrology	35
Audiologist	27
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	26
Otolaryngology	24
Neurosurgery	23
Radiation Oncology	22
Rheumatology	20
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	19
Endocrinology	18
Geriatric Medicine	18
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	18
Licensed Professional Counselor	16
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	15
Critical Care (Intensivists)	14
Interventional Cardiology	14
Vascular Surgery	13
Hospice and Palliative Care	11
Gynecological Oncology	9
Interventional Radiology	9
Surgical Oncology	9
Certified Nurse Midwife	8
Medical Oncology	8
Allergy/ Immunology	7
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	7
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	7
Hand Surgery	7
Thoracic Surgery	7
Pediatric Medicine	6
Speech Language Pathologist	6
Sports Medicine	6
Pain Management	5
Addiction Medicine	4
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	4
General Practice	4
Geriatric Psychiatry	3
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	3
Sleep Medicine	3
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	2
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	2
Cardiac Surgery	1
Hematology	1
Neuropsychiatry	1
Preventive Medicine	1
Undefined Physician type	1

Metro areas and non-metro Rhode Island, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (crosses a state line)	Metro	7,398	3,563

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

Largest cities in Rhode Island

Providence (2,080 clinicians)
Warwick (605 clinicians)
Pawtucket (237 clinicians)
Cranston (230 clinicians)
East Providence (227 clinicians)
East Greenwich (172 clinicians)
Wakefield (160 clinicians)
Riverside (155 clinicians)
Woonsocket (127 clinicians)
Middletown (126 clinicians)

All 57 cities in Rhode Island

Largest hospitals in Rhode Island

The Miriam Hospital (2,033 affiliated clinicians)
Rhode Island Hospital (1,529 affiliated clinicians)
Kent County Memorial Hospital (864 affiliated clinicians)
Newport Hospital (650 affiliated clinicians)
Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island (487 affiliated clinicians)
South County Hospital Inc (466 affiliated clinicians)
Westerly Hospital (446 affiliated clinicians)
Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital (323 affiliated clinicians)
Roger Williams Medical Center (194 affiliated clinicians)
Landmark Medical Center (157 affiliated clinicians)

All 13 hospitals in Rhode Island

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.