Medical Doctors in the United States increased to 2.77 per 1000 people in 2019 from 2.74 per 1000 people in 2018. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Medical Doctors.

Health professionals, especially primary care physicians, are in high demand in many parts of the U.S. Some areas are experiencing health professional shortages. This map shows the ratio of population to primary care physicians in the U.S. Areas in dark red show where there are less primary care physicians per person.The data comes from County Health Rankings, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, measure the health of nearly all counties in the nation and rank them within states. The layer used in the map comes from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, and the full documentation for the layer can be found here.County data are suppressed if, for both years of available data, the population reported by agencies is less than 50% of the population reported in Census or less than 80% of agencies measuring crimes reported data.

ONC uses the SK&A Office-based Provider Database to calculate the counts of medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants at the state and count level from 2011 through 2013. These counts are grouped as a total, as well as segmented by each provider type and separately as counts of primary care providers.

This statistic depicts the annual compensation among family practice physicians in the U.S. according to different sources and organizations. As of 2018, Sullivan Cotter Medical Group reported an annual compensation for family practitioners of some 267 thousand U.S. dollars, while Compdata came to some 235 thousand dollars annually.

Physicians (per 1,000 people) in United States was reported at 3.608 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Physicians - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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The MedDialog dataset (English) contains conversations (in English) between doctors and patients.It has 0.26 million dialogues. The data is continuously growing and more dialogues will be added. The raw dialogues are from healthcaremagic.com and icliniq.com. All copyrights of the data belong to healthcaremagic.com and icliniq.com.

Abstract

Like many large countries, Indonesia has difficulty attracting doctors to service in rural and remote areas. To guide the creation of incentives for service in these areas, the authors analyze two sets of data about physicians: 1) the locations chosen by graduating medical students before and after a major change in the incentive system, and 2) survey data on choices among hypothetical assignments differing in compensation, career prospects, and amenities at various locations. Their findings suggest that: a) The current policy of offering specialist training is incentive enough to make doctors from Java willing to serve in remote areas. (It is not necessary to also offer a civil service appointment.) But providing specialist training as an incentive to work in remote areas is not only expensive, but potentially inefficient, since specialist practice and rural public health management require different skills and attitudes. b) Moderately (but not extremely) remote areas can be staffed using modest cash incentives. c) Doctors from the Outer Islands are far more willing to serve in remote areas than their counterparts from Java. So, it may be worthwhile increasing the representation of Outer Island students in medical schools (perhaps through scholarships and assistance in pre-university preparation).

The Problem: Providing health personnel to rural and remote areas

Health problems are often the most acute in rural and remote areas, especially in developing countries. But it is difficult to get health professionals to serve in these areas. Understandably, most physicians prefer to settle in urban areas offering opportunities for professional development, education and other amenities for their families, and attractive employment opportunities. As a result, there is a mismatch between the geographic distribution of physicians and the perceived need for them.

Context: Indonesia and other large countries

The geographic distribution of physicians is of particular concern for Indonesia. Indonesia's vast size and difficult geography present a tremendous challenge to health services delivery. It is difficult to place doctors in remote island, mountain, or forest locations with few amenities, no opportunities for private practice, and poor communications with the rest of the country. In addition, Indonesia's development goals strongly emphasize equity across regions, with particular stress on improving health status in the most remote and poorly served areas. The country's success in placing health centers in all of its more than 6000 subdistricts only increases the challenge of ensuring that those centers are staffed. These problems are not unique to Indonesia. The geographic distribution of doctors has been a concern in the US, Canada, Norway, and many other countries.

How can we persuade doctors to serve in remote areas? How do we find out? One method is to offer incentive packages. For this to be affordable, it is necessary to fine-tune the incentives so as to be attractive as possible.

What incentives should be offered? Cash? Career development? Housing? How long should tours of duty be? How should the incentives differ according to the difficulty of the posting? These questions can be answered by experiment. But experiments are expensive and difficult to set up, and require years for evaluation.

An alternative is to use survey techniques to assess doctors' reactions to potential incentive packages. This approach, often used in commercial marketing, is here applied to policy analysis.

The surveys

Three surveys of Indonesian physicians' preferences concerning postings and incentives were conducted: - Medical students' actual choice of postings to satisfy their compulsory contract service requirement. We describe the impact of a major change in the incentives to serve in very remote areas. - Medical students' choices among hypothetical bundles of incentives and post characteristics. Using survey techniques, we can asssess the attractiveness of a large range of yet-untried options. - Doctors currently performing contract service at rural and remote health centers were surveyed about conditions under which they would renew their contract.

Survey of Medical Students

Final year medical students were surveyed at fourteen medical schools. The purpose of the survey was to assess students' preferences over hypothetical assignments differing in locational amenities, compensation packages, and career paths.

Survey of Serving Doctors

The mail-out survey of serving doctors was designed to complement the survey of graduating medical students. Contract doctors (recent graduates performing compulsory service) were surveyed at health centers nationwide, excluding urban areas, and very remote areas. The purpose of the mail-out survey was to determine the conditions under which serving doctors would be willing to extend their contracts. At the time of the survey, such extensions were not allowed. It was hypothesized that - at least for a subset of doctors - modest additional incentives might elicit a substantial increase in willingness to extend. The preferences of pre-service medical students are based on very fragmentary information, and these preferences may well change as a result of field experience.

Geographic coverage

Survey of Medical Students: Final year medical students were surveyed at fourteen medical schools.

Survey of Serving Doctors: The mail-out survey of serving doctors was designed to complement the survey of graduating medical students. Contract doctors (recent graduates performing compulsory service) were surveyed at health centers nationwide, excluding urban areas, and very remote areas.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Mode of data collection

Mail Questionnaire [mail]

Research instrument

See the following appendixes to the Working paper:

• APPENDIX B 1: Medical Student Survey - Cover sheet
• APPENDIX B2: Background questionnaire, survey of medical students
• APPENDIX B3: Instructions to respondents, medical student questionnaire

Abstract

Nigeria has one of the largest stocks of human resources for health (HRH) in Africa. However, great disparities in health status and access to health care exist among the six geo-political zones, and between rural and urban areas. This assessment measures the size, skills mix, distribution, and growth rate of HRH in the public health sector in Nigeria. The assessment also quantifies the increase in HRH requirements in the public health sector necessary for reaching key PEPFAR targets and the health Millennium Development Goals. The findings are based on a survey conducted in April-May 2006 in 290 public health facilities representing all levels of care (primary, secondary, and tertiary). The study data enabled us to estimate the total number of doctors, nurses, midwives, lab and pharmacy staff, and community health workers currently employed in the public sector. The distribution of health workers by level of care, and HRH availability in rural and urban areas was also quantified.Staff attrition rates, measuring the number of those leaving the public sector as percent of total staff, were determined among all staff categories. The annual growth in HRH in the public sector from new graduates was also measured.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Public Health Facilities

Universe

The survey focused on public health facilities representing all levels of care (primary, secondary, and tertiary).

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Two-Stage Stratified Random Sample A survey was conducted in 290 public health facilities representing all levels of care (primary, secondary, and tertiary). The facilities were selected using two-stage stratified sampling. First, two states were selected from each of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria, with probability of selection of each state proportional to its population size. In addition, the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja (FCT) was added to the two states selected in the North Central zone. The selected states in each zone cover between 32 and 50 percent of the zone's population and in total, the 13 states included in the sample account for 40 percent of Nigeria's population. In the second stage of sampling, a sample of facilities at each level of care was chosen in each selected state. All Federal Medical Centers and teaching hospitals in the sampled states were selected with certainty. All other facilities were selected using systematic random sampling. A higher proportion of hospitals, compared to smaller facilities, were included in the sample in order to increase the number of facilities that have most of the data being collected. Primary care facilities include health centers, health clinics, maternities, and dispensaries. There was non-response from two facilities selected with certainty.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Data collection instrument In each of the selected facilities, a questionnaire was administered to eligible facility managers and health staff. These were staff in charge of the services included in the survey – for example, information regarding immunizations in a hospital was obtained from the nurse in charge at the hospital’s child health clinic. The questionnaire collected information on: 1. Number of staff employed in 2004, 2005, and at the time of survey (April 2006); 2. Number of incoming and outgoing staff in 2005 by reason for leaving or starting work at the facility; 3. Types of services provided at the facility for HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, maternal and child health, and family planning; 4. Number of patients seen at the facility in the three months preceding the survey for each of these services; 5. Which types of health staff provide each service; 6. Average time spent per patient-visit for each of the services related to the five focus areas.

Cleaning operations

Data from the survey questionnaires was entered electronically using an EpiInfo database, and all data analysis was performed using Stata v.8 software.

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Online Doctor Consultation Market Size 2024-2028

The online doctor consultation market size is forecast to increase by USD 38.87 billion at a CAGR of 29.6% between 2023 and 2028. The market is experiencing significant growth due to several key drivers. The increasing incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases have led to an increase in demand for convenient and accessible healthcare solutions. Advanced technologies, such as telemedicine and artificial intelligence, are enabling online doctor consultations, offering patients the ability to connect with healthcare professionals from the comfort of their homes. However, privacy and data security concerns are major challenges in this market, requiring strong security measures to protect sensitive patient information. The market is expected to continue its growth trajectory, driven by these factors and the ongoing digital transformation of the healthcare industry.

What will be the Size of the Market During the Forecast Period?

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The market is witnessing significant growth due to the increasing internet usage and the younger generation's preference for digital healthcare services. With lifestyle disorders on the rise, people are turning to technology for convenient and accessible healthcare solutions. Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a pivotal role in this sector, enabling telehealth, telemedicine, mHealth, and digital healthcare services. Hospitals and clinics are also adopting these technologies to provide E-OPD, E-Pathology, and remote consultations. E-commerce services, retail clinics, and urgent care centers are also leveraging online doctor consultations to expand their reach and offer round-the-clock services. The use of laptops, tablets, smartphones, high-speed internet, and video conferencing software has made consultations more accessible, allowing doctors to connect with patients from anywhere. The population growth and the availability of technological aid have further fueled the market's growth. The use of smartphone cameras for virtual consultations and data connection for sharing medical records have also streamlined the process, making it more efficient and patient-friendly.

Moreover, e-commerce services, retail clinics, and urgent care centers are also adopting online doctor consultations to expand their reach and offer more convenient services to patients. Mobile-based health applications, laptops, and tablets are the preferred devices for accessing these services, while smartphone cameras and video conferencing software facilitate virtual consultations. Population growth and the increasing prevalence of chronic conditions necessitate the need for more accessible and affordable healthcare services. Online doctor consultations offer a cost-effective and convenient solution, enabling patients to receive medical advice and treatment plans without the need for lengthy travel or wait times. With data connection becoming increasingly reliable and affordable, online doctor consultations are set to become a mainstream component of the US healthcare system.

In conclusion, the trend towards online doctor consultations is transforming the US healthcare landscape, offering patients more convenient, accessible, and affordable healthcare services. With the widespread availability of high-speed internet and digital devices, as well as the increasing adoption of AI and telehealth technologies, online doctor consultations are poised to become an integral part of the US healthcare system.

Market Segmentation

The market research report provides comprehensive data (region-wise segment analysis), with forecasts and estimates in 'USD billion' for the period 2024-2028, as well as historical data from 2018-2022 for the following segments.

Product

  Services
  Software


Type

  Audio chat
  Video chat


Geography

  North America

    US


  Europe

    Germany
    UK
    France


  Asia

    China


  Rest of World (ROW)

By Product Insights

The services segment is estimated to witness significant growth during the forecast period. The proliferation of high-speed internet and the availability of smartphone cameras have facilitated the growth of the market. Video conferencing software enables doctors to conduct virtual consultations with their patients, providing them with convenient access to medical care. The use of a reliable data connection ensures secure transmission of medical information between medical practitioners and their clients. The medical fraternity has increasingly embraced telehealth services, including live video consultations and remote patient monitoring, to expand their reach and improve patient outcomes. As more healthcare providers adopt these services, the demand for comprehensive telehealth solutions has surged.

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This statistic shows the frequency adults in the U.S. visited or consulted a primary care physician as of 2018. According to data provided by Ipsos, 30 percent of U.S. adults stated they visited or consulted a primary care physician just once a year.

This web layers contains information of vacant, required, shortfall and sanctioned positions of doctors in Primary Health Centers (PHCs). This provides information on state level.PHC is the first contact point between village community and the Medical Officer. The PHCs were envisaged to provide an integrated curative and preventive health care to the rural population with emphasis on preventive and promotive aspects of health care. The PHCs are established and maintained by the State Governments under the Minimum Needs Programme (MNP)/ Basic Minimum Services Programme (BMS). A PHC is manned by a Medical Officer supported by 14 paramedical and other staff. It acts as a referral unit for 6 Sub Centers. It has 4 - 6 beds for patients. The activities of PHC involve curative, preventive, primitive and Family Welfare Services.Strengthening Primary Health Centers (PHCs)Mission aims at strengthening PHCs for quality preventive, promotive, curative, supervisory and outreach services, through:Adequate and regular supply of essential quality drugs and equipment (including Supply of Auto Disabled Syringes for immunization) to PHCsProvision of 24-hour service in at least 50% PHCs by addressing shortage of doctors, especially in high focus States, through mainstreaming AYUSH manpower. Observance of Standard treatment guidelines & protocols. In case of additional Outlays, intensification of ongoing communicable disease control programs, new programs for control of non-communicable diseases, upgradation of 100% PHCs for 24 hours referral service, and provision of 2nd doctor at PHC level (1 male, 1 female) would be undertaken based on felt need.The attributes are given below for this web map:2005 - Doctors at PHCs - Required1 - (R)2005 - Doctors at PHCs - Sanctioned - (S)2005 - Doctors at PHCs - In Position - (P)2005 - Doctors at PHCs - Vacant - (S-P)2005 - Doctors at PHCs - Shortfall - (R-P)2019 - Doctors at PHCs - Required1 - (R)2019 - Doctors at PHCs - Sanctioned - (S)2019 - Doctors at PHCs - In Position - (P)2019 - Doctors at PHCs - Vacant - (S-P)2019 - Doctors at PHCs - Shortfall - (R-P)Note of 2005 - Doctors at PHCs - Vacant - (S-P)Note of 2005 - Doctors at PHCs - Shortfall - (R-P)Note of 2019 - Doctors at PHCs - Vacant - (S-P)Note of - 2019 - Doctors at PHCs - Shortfall - (R-P)Note: Data values of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh union territories have been bifurcated based on population. This web layer is offered by Esri India, for ArcGIS Online subscribers. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know via content@esri.in.

About 33 percent of U.S. physicians spent 17-24 minutes with their patients, according to a survey conducted in 2018. Physicians are often constrained in their time directly working with patients, which could have an impact on patient care outcomes. Studies found out that physicians spend almost half of their time in office on data entry and other desk work. More sophisticated, network-enabled EHR (electronic health records) systems for physicians could probably be a step towards more time directly with patients.

U.S. physicians

Physicians work in a variety of fields and across direct patient care and research. Within the last 50 years, the total number of active physicians has increased dramatically throughout the United States. Among all U.S. states, including the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia had the highest rate of all U.S. states of active physicians.

Physician time

In a recent study, physicians were asked about the time they spend with their patients. According to the results, a majority of physicians said that they felt their time with patients was limited. In 2018, most physicians saw 11-20 patients per day. Some reports have estimated that for every hour of direct patient contact, physicians spend an additional 2 hours working on reporting and desk work. Recent physician surveys have also indicated that one of the primary reasons for physician burn-out is having too many bureaucratic tasks.