Table
1: Physicians,
RNs, NPs and PAs in the United States, 1975-2016 (numbers of professionals).
|
Physicians |
Active physicians |
General internal medicine |
Family practitioners |
Registered nurses |
Nurse practitioners |
Physicians assistants |
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2008 2009 2010/2011 2016 Average annual growth rate 1975-1990 1990-2016 |
393,742 467,679 552,716 615,421 720,325 813,770 902,053 954,224 - 987,000 1,045,910 3.8% 5.6% |
366,425 435,545 511,090 559,988 646,022 737,504 801,742 834,546 - 834,769 (a) 854,698 10% 4.6% |
47,761 58,462 70,691 76,295 88,240 101,353 112,934 115,314 - 164,187 (a) 178,497 10.5% 9.0% |
12,183 27,530 40,021 47,639 59,109 71,102 80,809 84,197 - 116,933 (a) 127,662 26% 10.2% |
- - - - - - - - - 2,737,400 3,129,452 - - |
- - - 24,000 50,000 68,000 109,000 125,000 - 180,233 (a) 175,021 - 28.0% |
- - - 20,448 26,895 39,420 58,665 68,124 72,433 83,540 91,994 (5) - 17.7% |
Sources
[11,65,71-74], (1) 1989, (2)
1991, (3) 1996, (4) 1999, (a) kff.org, there are some inconsistencies due to
the different statistical sources but the numbers show overall trends.