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License Statistics for Physicians

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Physician 6,119 6,064 6,443 6,652 7,079
Physician - 3 Year Limited 0 0 0 0 0

Geographic Distribution*

As of January 1, 2026

Physician**

County Number County Number County Number
Full 3-yr Full 3-yr Full 3-yr
Albany 1757 0 Jefferson 212 0 Saratoga 237 0
Allegany 29 0 Kings 6620 0 Schenectady 402 0
Bronx 1945 0 Lewis 23 0 Schoharie 22 0
Broome 593 0 Livingston 68 0 Schuyler 21 0
Cattaraugus 93 0 Madison 123 0 Seneca 15 0
Cayuga 82 0 Monroe 3911 0 Steuben 174 0
Chautauqua 180 0 Montgomery 65 0 St. Lawrence 184 0
Chemung 253 0 Nassau 10611 0 Suffolk 5869 0
Chenango 37 0 New York 20055 0 Sullivan 71 0
Clinton 209 0 Niagara 238 0 Tioga 56 0
Columbia 124 0 Oneida 494 0 Tompkins 303 0
Cortland 62 0 Onondaga 2150 0 Ulster 369 0
Delaware 31 0 Ontario 332 0 Warren 221 0
Dutchess 1032 0 Orange 988 0 Washington 29 0
Erie 3454 0 Orleans 15 0 Wayne 62 0
Essex 57 0 Oswego 86 0 Westchester 7610 0
Franklin 76 0 Otsego 324 0 Wyoming 32 0
Fulton 45 0 Putnam 249 0 Yates 31 0
Genesee 68 0 Queens 5668 0 NYS TOTAL 81380 0
Greene 51 0 Rensselaer 253 0 OTHER US 34435 0
Hamilton 7 0 Richmond 1433 0 NON-US 745 0
Herkimer 24 0 Rockland 1135 0 TOTAL 116560 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.