how many physicians are there in the united states.?

Hello Jeanne9,


According to John C. Nelson, immediate Past-President of the American
Medical Association, there are 918,000 physicians in the United
States.

Excerpt:

?It is a pleasure to represent America's 918,000 physicians and to
facilitate a discussion with you this afternoon on a set of Principles
that the American Medical Association has evolved to guide development
of Pay for Performance plans in the future.?

Source: Speech given on August 2, 2005  at the 3rd Annual World
Congress Leadership Summit
Hyatt Regency Boston
John C. Nelson, MD, MPH
Immediate Past-President
American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15486.html


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According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, there are
936,000 physicians in the United States and its territories.

Excerpt form the American Academy of Family Physicians:

?In 2004, about 629,000 (67 percent) of the 936,000 physicians in the
United States and its territories reported patient care as their major
professional activity, and just 226,000 (36 percent) of these were in
the primary care specialties of family medicine/general practice,
internal medicine, and general pediatrics.?

American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050815/graham.html


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I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Also be aware there are a large number of physicians who do not
practice.  For example, mothers with children, either leave practice
or work sharply reduced hours. I believe my son, who is in medical
school now, was told by professors that nearly half of women doctors
are not currently in practice.