Doctors in Arizona: 14,518 enrolled in Medicare
Arizona has 14,518 MD and DO clinicians enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026: 191 per 100,000 residents, 35th of 51 (the states and DC), against 214 for the US. The most are in Phoenix, 4,115 in our physician files.
By Ryan Doyle, founder of Doctor Email List. Published Oct 5, 2026.
Arizona physicians by specialty
Every specialty with at least one clinician in Arizona, largest first. Rank is among the states and DC (51 in all) by clinicians per 100,000 residents. Where we have a state page or a list for the specialty, the name links to it.
| Specialty | Arizona | Per 100,000 | Rank | US per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | 6,942 | 91.6 | 28th | 83.7 |
| Physician Assistants | 3,155 | 41.6 | 29th | 40.8 |
| Internal Medicine Physicians | 2,128 | 28.1 | 26th | 30.9 |
| Family Physicians | 1,806 | 23.8 | 42nd | 28.7 |
| Anesthesiologists | 1,066 | 14.1 | 18th | 13.3 |
| Emergency Physicians | 1,056 | 13.9 | 29th | 13.5 |
| Radiologists | 869 | 11.5 | 17th | 11.1 |
| Optometrists | 779 | 10.3 | 37th | 10.9 |
| Chiropractors | 753 | 9.9 | 34th | 11.8 |
| Cardiologists | 636 | 8.4 | 23rd | 8.7 |
| OB/GYNs | 565 | 7.5 | 51st | 10.1 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons | 540 | 7.1 | 36th | 7.4 |
| General Surgeons | 509 | 6.7 | 38th | 6.9 |
| Psychiatrists | 499 | 6.6 | 35th | 8.4 |
| Hospitalists | 431 | 5.7 | 37th | 7.1 |
| Podiatrists | 415 | 5.5 | 12th | 4.7 |
| Neurologists | 375 | 4.9 | 29th | 5.5 |
| Oncologists | 338 | 4.5 | 30th | 5.0 |
| Gastroenterologists | 318 | 4.2 | 27th | 4.7 |
| Dermatologists | 314 | 4.1 | 17th | 4.0 |
| Ophthalmologists | 295 | 3.9 | 41st | 5.3 |
| Nephrologists | 241 | 3.2 | 14th | 2.9 |
| Pathologists | 232 | 3.1 | 40th | 3.8 |
| Pulmonologists | 205 | 2.7 | 40th | 3.4 |
| Urologists | 196 | 2.6 | 39th | 3.0 |
| Pediatricians | 185 | 2.4 | 45th | 3.8 |
| ENTs | 174 | 2.3 | 47th | 2.9 |
| Critical care physicians | 167 | 2.2 | 14th | 1.8 |
| Physiatrists | 160 | 2.1 | 33rd | 2.7 |
| Infectious Disease Physicians | 131 | 1.7 | 38th | 2.1 |
| Radiation Oncologists | 128 | 1.7 | 22nd | 1.6 |
| Pain Management Physicians | 128 | 1.7 | 9th | 1.4 |
| Neurosurgeons | 127 | 1.7 | 28th | 1.7 |
| Endocrinologists | 116 | 1.5 | 35th | 2.1 |
| Plastic Surgeons | 92 | 1.2 | 33rd | 1.4 |
| Vascular Surgeons | 87 | 1.1 | 27th | 1.2 |
| Rheumatologists | 83 | 1.1 | 45th | 1.6 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgeons | 81 | 1.1 | 29th | 1.2 |
| General practice physicians | 78 | 1.0 | 13th | 1.2 |
| Allergists | 64 | 0.8 | 34th | 1.1 |
| Hospice and palliative care physicians | 45 | 0.6 | 30th | 0.7 |
| Colorectal surgeons | 42 | 0.6 | 21st | 0.5 |
| Sports medicine physicians | 33 | 0.4 | 44th | 0.7 |
| Geriatric medicine physicians | 27 | 0.4 | 36th | 0.6 |
| Sleep medicine physicians | 27 | 0.4 | 27th | 0.3 |
| Osteopathic manipulative medicine physicians | 18 | 0.2 | 29th | 0.3 |
| Nuclear medicine physicians | 14 | 0.2 | 19th | 0.2 |
| Micrographic dermatologic surgeons | 11 | 0.1 | 28th | 0.2 |
| Preventive medicine physicians | 11 | 0.1 | 18th | 0.2 |
| Hematologists | 10 | 0.1 | 40th | 0.3 |
| Addiction medicine physicians | 7 | 0.1 | 36th | 0.2 |
Counts are one row per NPI under the clinician's primary Medicare specialty, from the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026. Rates use the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate for Arizona. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors and optometrists have their own files and are not in the MD and DO total. Arizona ranks lowest per capita in OB/GYNs (51st, 7.5 per 100,000) and ENTs (47th, 2.3 per 100,000).
Where Arizona physicians practice
In the 13,900 clinicians Arizona has across the physician specialty files we sell, counted once each, 33% are women and 24% offer telehealth. The median graduation year is 2005. These are the cities with the most of them.
| City | Clinicians | Share of Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 4,115 | 30% |
| Tucson | 2,023 | 15% |
| Scottsdale | 1,477 | 11% |
| Mesa | 999 | 7.2% |
| Chandler | 511 | 3.7% |
Largest practice groups in Arizona
Groups ranked by the number of Arizona clinicians the CMS file lists under them. 75% of Arizona physicians with a group on file are in a group of 50 or more listed clinicians, against 80% across the US.
| Practice or health system, as CMS prints it | Arizona clinicians listed |
|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Arizona | 748 |
| Banner-University Medical Group | 733 |
| Banner Hospital Based Physicians Arizona LLC | 436 |
| Sjhmc Physician Services | 365 |
| Honorhealth Ambulatory | 353 |
A health system can appear under more than one legal name, so a group here may be part of a larger one.
Questions about Arizona doctors
14,518 MD and DO clinicians in Arizona are enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026, one per NPI, in the state of their main practice location. That is 191 per 100,000 residents, 35th of 51 among the states and DC. Physicians who bill no Medicare patients are not in the file.
Nurse Practitioners are the largest group in Arizona, with 6,942, then physician assistants with 3,155. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are counted in their own files and are not in the MD and DO total.
We sell national lists, one CSV per specialty for $295, or every specialty in one file for $995. We don't sell a state-only file. City, state and ZIP are on nearly every row, so keeping the Arizona rows is one filter in any spreadsheet.
States with a similar count per capita
Specialty email lists
National CSVs, one per specialty. City, state and ZIP are on the rows, so any state is one filter away.