Across the nation How many DOs practice in your state? Explore our interactive map and see which states boast the most DOs. April 21, 2020Tuesday Andy Brown Contact Andy Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email DOs now practice medicine in all 50 states and Washington, DC, according to the latest Osteopathic Medical Profession (OMP) report, which also detailed how many DOs practice in each state. The map above shows the number of actively practicing DOs in each state. California has 9,025 actively practicing DOs, which is 8.5% of the U.S. total and the most in any state. Pennsylvania has the second-highest amount with 8,874, accounting for 8.3% of the country’s total. Lists of the top 10 states with the most and fewest DOs are below: States with the most actively practicing DOs Rank State DOs 1 California 9,025 2 Pennsylvania 8,784 3 Florida 7,742 4 New York 7,576 5 Michigan 7,095 6 Texas 6,094 7 Ohio 5,695 8 New Jersey 4,792 9 Illinois 4,203 10 Arizona 2,877 States with the fewest actively practicing DOs Rank State DOs 41 Nebraska 365 42 Louisiana 361 43 New Mexico 324 44 Rhode Island 324 45 Montana 303 46 Alaska 269 47 South Dakota 209 48 Wyoming 172 49 Vermont 117 50 North Dakota 116 The number of new DOs set a record in 2019, with nearly 7,000 new physicians graduating from osteopathic medical schools, bringing the total number of DOs to the highest number in history, at 121,006. The profession has grown 63% in the past decade and nearly 300% over the past three decades. To learn more about who DOs are, where they practice, and how they help improve the lives of their patients, see the full OMP report. Related reading: The top 8 specialties for DOs today Top 10 US cities for doctor compensation and pay growth in 2019 More in Profession Artificial intelligence: Why it doesn’t belong in medicine With the rise of artificial intelligence, health care professionals will inevitably encounter AI. Deanah Jibril, DO, MS, MBA, discusses why she believes AI use should be limited by health care professionals. The pros of artificial intelligence in health care David O. Shumway, DO, discusses the positive elements of AI and how he looks forward to using it in the future. Previous articleReceive funding to attend OMED 2020 via a scholarship for postdoctoral trainees Next articleFor the first time, DOs and osteopathic medical students are over 150K strong
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Would it be possible to do a follow-up article on the ratio of DOs to the populations in those states? Some of those states are significantly less populated (ND) than others (CA), so the lower # of DOs may be more in line or evenly distributed when you figure the percentage of DOs to patients available. May. 7, 2020, at 12:00 pm Reply