Doctors in Washington: 16,552 enrolled in Medicare
Washington has 16,552 MD and DO clinicians enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026: 208 per 100,000 residents, 26th of 51 (the states and DC), against 214 for the US. The most are in Seattle, 4,022 in our physician files.
By Ryan Doyle, founder of Doctor Email List. Published Oct 5, 2026.
Washington physicians by specialty
Every specialty with at least one clinician in Washington, 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 | Washington | Per 100,000 | Rank | US per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | 5,170 | 65.0 | 49th | 83.7 |
| Physician Assistants | 3,509 | 44.1 | 25th | 40.8 |
| Family Physicians | 3,053 | 38.4 | 11th | 28.7 |
| Internal Medicine Physicians | 1,765 | 22.2 | 38th | 30.9 |
| Chiropractors | 1,357 | 17.1 | 12th | 11.8 |
| Emergency Physicians | 1,163 | 14.6 | 22nd | 13.5 |
| Anesthesiologists | 1,156 | 14.5 | 17th | 13.3 |
| Optometrists | 959 | 12.1 | 29th | 10.9 |
| Radiologists | 877 | 11.0 | 20th | 11.1 |
| Hospitalists | 834 | 10.5 | 8th | 7.1 |
| OB/GYNs | 681 | 8.6 | 41st | 10.1 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons | 531 | 6.7 | 43rd | 7.4 |
| Cardiologists | 528 | 6.6 | 42nd | 8.7 |
| General Surgeons | 517 | 6.5 | 41st | 6.9 |
| Psychiatrists | 488 | 6.1 | 38th | 8.4 |
| Oncologists | 444 | 5.6 | 9th | 5.0 |
| Neurologists | 381 | 4.8 | 33rd | 5.5 |
| Ophthalmologists | 357 | 4.5 | 31st | 5.3 |
| Gastroenterologists | 348 | 4.4 | 24th | 4.7 |
| Pediatricians | 320 | 4.0 | 25th | 3.8 |
| Dermatologists | 298 | 3.7 | 26th | 4.0 |
| Podiatrists | 292 | 3.7 | 29th | 4.7 |
| Pulmonologists | 256 | 3.2 | 33rd | 3.4 |
| ENTs | 238 | 3.0 | 24th | 2.9 |
| Urologists | 229 | 2.9 | 34th | 3.0 |
| Physiatrists | 216 | 2.7 | 18th | 2.7 |
| Nephrologists | 201 | 2.5 | 29th | 2.9 |
| Pathologists | 199 | 2.5 | 47th | 3.8 |
| Infectious Disease Physicians | 178 | 2.2 | 16th | 2.1 |
| Radiation Oncologists | 132 | 1.7 | 23rd | 1.6 |
| Endocrinologists | 130 | 1.6 | 30th | 2.1 |
| Rheumatologists | 129 | 1.6 | 19th | 1.6 |
| Neurosurgeons | 124 | 1.6 | 34th | 1.7 |
| Critical care physicians | 116 | 1.5 | 27th | 1.8 |
| Vascular Surgeons | 93 | 1.2 | 24th | 1.2 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgeons | 83 | 1.0 | 32nd | 1.2 |
| Plastic Surgeons | 82 | 1.0 | 41st | 1.4 |
| Pain Management Physicians | 76 | 1.0 | 40th | 1.4 |
| General practice physicians | 64 | 0.8 | 24th | 1.2 |
| Allergists | 63 | 0.8 | 39th | 1.1 |
| Sports medicine physicians | 61 | 0.8 | 25th | 0.7 |
| Hospice and palliative care physicians | 60 | 0.8 | 18th | 0.7 |
| Sleep medicine physicians | 43 | 0.5 | 7th | 0.3 |
| Geriatric medicine physicians | 40 | 0.5 | 25th | 0.6 |
| Colorectal surgeons | 30 | 0.4 | 33rd | 0.5 |
| Osteopathic manipulative medicine physicians | 27 | 0.3 | 20th | 0.3 |
| Hematologists | 21 | 0.3 | 21st | 0.3 |
| Nuclear medicine physicians | 19 | 0.2 | 9th | 0.2 |
| Addiction medicine physicians | 8 | 0.1 | 33rd | 0.2 |
| Micrographic dermatologic surgeons | 7 | 0.1 | 42nd | 0.2 |
| Preventive medicine physicians | 7 | 0.1 | 39th | 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 Washington. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors and optometrists have their own files and are not in the MD and DO total. Washington ranks lowest per capita in nurse practitioners (49th, 65.0 per 100,000) and pathologists (47th, 2.5 per 100,000).
Where Washington physicians practice
In the 15,413 clinicians Washington has across the physician specialty files we sell, counted once each, 41% are women and 30% offer telehealth. The median graduation year is 2007. These are the cities with the most of them.
| City | Clinicians | Share of Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 4,022 | 26% |
| Tacoma | 920 | 6% |
| Vancouver | 800 | 5.2% |
| Gig Harbor | 714 | 4.6% |
| Spokane | 666 | 4.3% |
Largest practice groups in Washington
Groups ranked by the number of Washington clinicians the CMS file lists under them. 87% of Washington 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 | Washington clinicians listed |
|---|---|
| The Association of University Physicians | 1,918 |
| Multicare Health System | 918 |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington | 826 |
| Swedish Health Services | 770 |
| Franciscan Medical Group | 728 |
A health system can appear under more than one legal name, so a group here may be part of a larger one.
Questions about Washington doctors
16,552 MD and DO clinicians in Washington 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 208 per 100,000 residents, 26th 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 Washington, with 5,170, then physician assistants with 3,509. 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 Washington 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.