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Comparison of Physician Totals, by State, With Physicians Registered in the Universal Provider Datasource


MD and DO Licensed and Practicing Physicians: Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) Total Available1 Compared With Universal Provider Datasource (UPD) Registered

State - 2008 FSMB total available physicians (MD/DO) UPD-registered physicians (MD/DO) Percentage of total available physicians registered in UPD
Alabama 10,183 6,065 60%
Alaska 1,569 169 11%
Arizona 16,264 9,267 57%
Arkansas 5,697 789 14%
California 102,538 29,370 29%
Colorado 12,058 8,382 70%
Connecticut 11,987 9,035 75%
Delaware 2,035 1,744 86%
District of Columbia 4,315 2,693 62%
Florida 47,029 29,347 62%
Georgia 20,545 13,327 65%
Hawaii 4,107 72 2%
Idaho 2,910 452 16%
Illinois 34,447 16,130 47%
Indiana 18,168 12,474 69%
Iowa 6,279 2,013 32%
Kansas 7,771 3,808 49%
Kentucky 9,513 8,401 88%
Louisiana 10,882 5,697 52%
Maine 3,954 3,264 83%
Maryland 17,348 10,464 60%
Massachusetts 28,586 23,048 81%
Michigan 28,736 21,516 75%
Minnesota 14,892 1,181 8%
Mississippi 5,463 2,499 46%
Missouri 14,812 9,608 65%
Montana 3,727 318 9%
Nebraska 4,061 1,122 28%
Nevada (MDs 2007) 5,033 3,559 71%
New Hampshire 3,751 2,599 69%
New Jersey 33,608 17,242 51%
New Mexico (DOs 2006) 4,767 1,728 36%
New York 62,770 43,361 69%
North Carolina 21,667 12,607 58%
North Dakota 1,491 86 6%
Ohio 30,384 21,458 71%
Oklahoma 7,589 4,799 63%
Oregon 10,856 4,130 38%
Pennsylvania 37,379 23,452 63%
Rhode Island 3,161 3,115 99%
South Carolina 9,552 5,486 57%
South Dakota 1,807 170 9%
Tennessee 11,768 10,404 88%
Texas 46,703 23,974 51%
Utah (no data) NA 2,663 NA
Vermont (DOs 2007) 2,017 1,747 87%
Virginia 19,208 15,783 82%
Washington 24,871 7,478 30%
West Virginia 4,445 2,694 61%
Wisconsin 15,389 4,833 31%
Wyoming 1,047 215 21%

1Source: Federation of State Medical Boards, Summary of 2008 Board Actions


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