Texas
82,081 individual providers in 91 specialties, 2024 · 67 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: 70,356 · 2021: 73,319 · 2022: 76,332 · 2023: 79,090 · 2024: 82,081.
Specialties practicing in Texas, 2024
| Specialty | Individual providers |
|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | 14,200 |
| Family Practice | 6,385 |
| Physician Assistant | 6,198 |
| Internal Medicine | 6,183 |
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | 4,301 |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | 3,579 |
| Emergency Medicine | 3,447 |
| Anesthesiology | 3,259 |
| Optometry | 2,428 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 2,345 |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 1,568 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,532 |
| General Surgery | 1,477 |
| Chiropractic | 1,467 |
| Cardiology | 1,379 |
| Ophthalmology | 1,238 |
| Neurology | 1,109 |
| Gastroenterology | 1,103 |
| Psychiatry | 1,085 |
| Hospitalist | 1,047 |
| Pathology | 1,018 |
| Dermatology | 965 |
| Podiatry | 965 |
| Nephrology | 883 |
| Otolaryngology | 668 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 664 |
| Urology | 656 |
| Psychologist, Clinical | 625 |
| Hematology-Oncology | 613 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 599 |
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker | 568 |
| Audiologist | 495 |
| Endocrinology | 484 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 466 |
| Infectious Disease | 425 |
| Neurosurgery | 406 |
| Medical Oncology | 393 |
| Rheumatology | 382 |
| Occupational Therapist in Private Practice | 379 |
| Anesthesiology Assistant | 341 |
| Critical Care (Intensivists) | 337 |
| Radiation Oncology | 329 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 299 |
| Vascular Surgery | 273 |
| Allergy/ Immunology | 271 |
| Pain Management | 262 |
| Thoracic Surgery | 209 |
| General Practice | 192 |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 179 |
| Licensed Professional Counselor | 179 |
| Interventional Radiology | 178 |
| Interventional Pain Management | 175 |
| Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 173 |
| Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 159 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 150 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care | 136 |
| Surgical Oncology | 135 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 115 |
| Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional | 114 |
| Pediatric Medicine | 106 |
| Sports Medicine | 101 |
| Hand Surgery | 93 |
| Gynecological Oncology | 81 |
| Cardiac Surgery | 69 |
| Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 57 |
| Hematology | 47 |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 44 |
| Maxillofacial Surgery | 40 |
| Sleep Medicine | 34 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 33 |
| Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 25 |
| Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 23 |
| Dentist | 21 |
| Certified Nurse Midwife | 20 |
| Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | 19 |
| Preventive Medicine | 19 |
| Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine | 12 |
| Addiction Medicine | 7 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry | 7 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | 7 |
| Undefined Physician type | 7 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 4 |
| Mass Immunizer Roster Biller | 3 |
| Medical Genetics and Genomics | 3 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | 2 |
| Pharmacy | 2 |
| Adult Congenital Heart Disease | 1 |
| Ambulance Service Provider | 1 |
| Clinical Laboratory | 1 |
| Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) | 1 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 1 |
Metro areas and non-metro Texas, 2024
| Area | Type | Individual providers | Physicians |
|---|
| Abilene, TX | Metro | 610 | 246 |
| Alice, TX | Micro | 59 | 19 |
| Amarillo, TX | Metro | 949 | 477 |
| Andrews, TX | Micro | 21 | 12 |
| Athens, TX | Micro | 148 | 59 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Metro | 7,113 | 3,544 |
| Bay City, TX | Micro | 47 | 21 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Metro | 809 | 365 |
| Beeville, TX | Micro | 24 | 12 |
| Big Spring, TX | Micro | 50 | 17 |
| Bonham, TX | Micro | 23 | 9 |
| Borger, TX | Micro | 18 | 7 |
| Brenham, TX | Micro | 72 | 38 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Metro | 694 | 381 |
| Brownwood, TX | Micro | 92 | 40 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Metro | 785 | 462 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Metro | 1,119 | 620 |
| Corsicana, TX | Micro | 73 | 28 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | 24,107 | 13,179 |
| Del Rio, TX | Micro | 41 | 17 |
| Dumas, TX | Micro | 22 | 10 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | Metro | 43 | 22 |
| El Campo, TX | Micro | 43 | 16 |
| El Paso, TX | Metro | 1,773 | 991 |
| Fredericksburg, TX | Micro | 102 | 54 |
| Gainesville, TX | Micro | 62 | 21 |
| Granbury, TX | Micro | 139 | 53 |
| Hereford, TX | Micro | 13 | 5 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | 21,251 | 13,197 |
| Huntsville, TX | Micro | 74 | 46 |
| Jacksonville, TX | Micro | 62 | 33 |
| Kerrville, TX | Micro | 187 | 95 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | Metro | 1,958 | 1,152 |
| Kingsville, TX | Micro | 30 | 16 |
| Laredo, TX | Metro | 320 | 176 |
| Longview, TX | Metro | 732 | 360 |
| Lubbock, TX | Metro | 1,338 | 703 |
| Lufkin, TX | Micro | 257 | 130 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Metro | 1,508 | 831 |
| Midland, TX | Metro | 371 | 163 |
| Mineral Wells, TX | Micro | 42 | 19 |
| Mount Pleasant, TX | Micro | 130 | 59 |
| Nacogdoches, TX | Micro | 165 | 90 |
| Odessa, TX | Metro | 415 | 248 |
| Palestine, TX | Micro | 101 | 48 |
| Pampa, TX | Micro | 39 | 15 |
| Paris, TX | Micro | 172 | 82 |
| Plainview, TX | Micro | 41 | 21 |
| Port Lavaca, TX | Micro | 17 | 11 |
| Raymondville, TX | Micro | 8 | 2 |
| Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | Micro | 29 | 16 |
| San Angelo, TX | Metro | 441 | 244 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Metro | 7,923 | 4,514 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | Metro | 439 | 249 |
| Snyder, TX | Micro | 22 | 13 |
| Stephenville, TX | Micro | 75 | 30 |
| Sulphur Springs, TX | Micro | 67 | 29 |
| Sweetwater, TX | Micro | 17 | 11 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR (crosses a state line) | Metro | 513 | 239 |
| Town of Pecos, TX | Micro | 5 | 3 |
| Tyler, TX | Metro | 1,372 | 776 |
| Uvalde, TX | Micro | 38 | 17 |
| Vernon, TX | Micro | 22 | 9 |
| Victoria, TX | Metro | 305 | 158 |
| Waco, TX | Metro | 816 | 461 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Metro | 503 | 258 |
| Zapata, TX | Micro | 6 | 0 |
| Texas outside metro areas | Non-metro | 1,222 | 538 |
Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Texas; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.
Largest cities in Texas
- Houston (13,227 clinicians)
- Dallas (8,994 clinicians)
- San Antonio (6,152 clinicians)
- Austin (4,336 clinicians)
- Fort Worth (3,386 clinicians)
- El Paso (1,779 clinicians)
- Plano (1,582 clinicians)
- Temple (1,332 clinicians)
- Tyler (1,311 clinicians)
- Lubbock (1,292 clinicians)
All 803 cities in Texas
Largest hospitals in Texas
- Memorial Hermann Hospital System (3,013 affiliated clinicians)
- Houston Methodist Hospital (2,127 affiliated clinicians)
- Ut Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. (1,988 affiliated clinicians)
- Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center (1,894 affiliated clinicians)
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple (1,604 affiliated clinicians)
- Methodist Hospital (1,525 affiliated clinicians)
- Christus Mother Frances Hospital (1,415 affiliated clinicians)
- Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital (1,386 affiliated clinicians)
- Baylor University Medical Center (1,355 affiliated clinicians)
- Parkland Health & Hospital System (1,349 affiliated clinicians)
All 467 hospitals in Texas
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.
