How Many Podiatrists Are There in the US?
The figure below counts providers who list the DPM (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine) credential in the national NPI registry.
Based on NPPES, June 2026
22,543
active podiatrists are registered in the U.S. National Provider Identifier registry.
Browse DPM providers →How this is counted: Counts NPI records listing the DPM credential.
podiatrists by state
Active podiatrists in the NPI registry by practice state, June 2026.
| State | podiatrists |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,468 |
| California | 2,306 |
| Florida | 1,824 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,449 |
| Texas | 1,302 |
| New Jersey | 1,251 |
| Illinois | 1,208 |
| Ohio | 1,120 |
| Michigan | 891 |
| Arizona | 533 |
| Massachusetts | 497 |
| Virginia | 493 |
| Georgia | 474 |
| Maryland | 473 |
| Washington | 430 |
| Indiana | 429 |
| North Carolina | 423 |
| Wisconsin | 340 |
| Missouri | 313 |
| Connecticut | 308 |
| Colorado | 286 |
| Tennessee | 278 |
| Minnesota | 249 |
| Oregon | 242 |
| Iowa | 237 |
| Kentucky | 220 |
| Louisiana | 205 |
| Utah | 202 |
| South Carolina | 190 |
| Alabama | 164 |
| Nevada | 151 |
| New Mexico | 145 |
| Oklahoma | 141 |
| Rhode Island | 104 |
| West Virginia | 100 |
| Kansas | 97 |
| Nebraska | 91 |
| Arkansas | 90 |
| Maine | 84 |
| Idaho | 81 |
| Delaware | 75 |
| District of Columbia | 75 |
| New Hampshire | 73 |
| Mississippi | 66 |
| Montana | 58 |
| Hawaii | 52 |
| North Dakota | 48 |
| Puerto Rico | 48 |
| South Dakota | 46 |
| Vermont | 35 |
| Alaska | 27 |
| Wyoming | 25 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 |
| Guam | 3 |
Source: CMS NPPES Data Dissemination (June 2026). NPI Central is not affiliated with CMS. Counts reflect NPI records and are not an official workforce census.