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License Statistics for Physicians

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Physician 5,741 6,119 6,064 6,443 6,652
Physician - 3 Year Limited 0 0 0 0 0

Geographic Distribution*

As of July 1, 2025

Physician**

County Number County Number County Number
Full 3-yr Full 3-yr Full 3-yr
Albany 1756 0 Jefferson 211 0 Saratoga 641 0
Allegany 27 0 Kings 6567 0 Schenectady 403 0
Bronx 1939 0 Lewis 23 0 Schoharie 23 0
Broome 579 0 Livingston 70 0 Schuyler 22 0
Cattaraugus 90 0 Madison 129 0 Seneca 13 0
Cayuga 84 0 Monroe 3888 0 Steuben 177 0
Chautauqua 181 0 Montgomery 61 0 St. Lawrence 184 0
Chemung 258 0 Nassau 10577 0 Suffolk 5822 0
Chenango 37 0 New York 19994 0 Sullivan 78 0
Clinton 209 0 Niagara 241 0 Tioga 57 0
Columbia 125 0 Oneida 481 0 Tompkins 290 0
Cortland 61 0 Onondaga 2123 0 Ulster 363 0
Delaware 30 0 Ontario 334 0 Warren 224 0
Dutchess 1037 0 Orange 1005 0 Washington 31 0
Erie 3410 0 Orleans 13 0 Wayne 57 0
Essex 60 0 Oswego 89 0 Westchester 7550 0
Franklin 74 0 Otsego 328 0 Wyoming 32 0
Fulton 45 0 Putnam 246 0 Yates 34 0
Genesee 67 0 Queens 5649 0 NYS TOTAL 81015 0
Greene 50 0 Rensselaer 251 0 OTHER US 33975 0
Hamilton 7 0 Richmond 1450 0 NON-US 715 0
Herkimer 24 0 Rockland 1134 0 TOTAL 115705 0

* Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so.

** Displaying both full and three-year limited licenses.

*** Physician assistants and registered specialist assistants practice only under the supervision of licensed physicians.