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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Physician 4,970 5,342 5,741 6,119 6, 064
Physician - 3 Year Limited 0 0 0 0 0

Geographic Distribution*

As of January 1, 2022

Physician**

County Number County Number County Number
Full 3-yr Full 3-yr Full 3-yr
Albany 1,769 0 Jefferson 214 0 Saratoga 627 0
Allegany 24 0 Kings 6,216 0 Schenectady 396 0
Bronx 1,958 0 Lewis 24 0 Schoharie 21 0
Broome 607 0 Livingston 68 0 Schuyler 25 0
Cattaraugus 92 0 Madison 118 0 Seneca 13 0
Cayuga 85 0 Monroe 3,736 0 Steuben 195 0
Chautauqua 189 0 Montgomery 68 0 St. Lawrence 197 0
Chemung 283 0 Nassau 10,017 0 Suffolk 5,571 0
Chenango 42 0 New York 19,214 0 Sullivan 86 0
Clinton 216 0 Niagara 247 0 Tioga 54 0
Columbia 131 0 Oneida 512 0 Tompkins 271 0
Cortland 62 0 Onondaga 2,126 0 Ulster 336 0
Delaware 30 0 Ontario 322 0 Warren 235 0
Dutchess 989 0 Orange 1,046 0 Washington 28 0
Erie 3,341 0 Orleans 18 0 Wayne 61 0
Essex 62 0 Oswego 92 0 Westchester 7,242 0
Franklin 85 0 Otsego 333 0 Wyoming 41 0
Fulton 57 0 Putnam 245 0 Yates 28 0
Genesee 65 0 Queens 5,320 0 NYS TOTAL 78,379 0
Greene 49 0 Rensselaer 251 0 OTHER US 29,452 0
Hamilton 7 0 Richmond 1,434 0 NON-US 639 0
Herkimer 31 0 Rockland 1,157 0 TOTAL 108,470 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.