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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 July 1, 2026

Physician**

County Number County Number County Number
Full 3-yr Full 3-yr Full 3-yr
Albany 1750 0 Jefferson 211 0 Saratoga 652 0
Allegany 28 0 Kings 6764 0 Schenectady 390 0
Bronx 2012 0 Lewis 22 0 Schoharie 19 0
Broome 598 0 Livingston 71 0 Schuyler 20 0
Cattaraugus 93 0 Madison 120 0 Seneca 14 0
Cayuga 81 0 Monroe 3972 0 Steuben 173 0
Chautauqua 172 0 Montgomery 67 0 St. Lawrence 181 0
Chemung 258 0 Nassau 10765 0 Suffolk 5985 0
Chenango 32 0 New York 20446 0 Sullivan 70 0
Clinton 208 0 Niagara 240 0 Tioga 55 0
Columbia 120 0 Oneida 497 0 Tompkins 310 0
Cortland 65 0 Onondaga 2180 0 Ulster 363 0
Delaware 33 0 Ontario 325 0 Warren 223 0
Dutchess 1046 0 Orange 987 0 Washington 34 0
Erie 3513 0 Orleans 15 0 Wayne 60 0
Essex 56 0 Oswego 87 0 Westchester 7680 0
Franklin 75 0 Otsego 333 0 Wyoming 31 0
Fulton 47 0 Putnam 246 0 Yates 30 0
Genesee 70 0 Queens 5773 0 NYS TOTAL 82615 0
Greene 56 0 Rensselaer 260 0 OTHER US 35774 0
Hamilton 7 0 Richmond 1466 0 NON-US 747 0
Herkimer 25 0 Rockland 1133 0 TOTAL 119136 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.