In general, the General Practice specialty is very male-centric with 72% of providers reporting as male as compared to 27% reporting as female. People living in California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania enjoy living in one of the 5 most popular states/territories where General Practice providers practice. In all, there are 152,422 registered General Practice providers in the United States with over 16,395 of those located in California alone while around 12,182 chose to practice in Texas.
General Practice providers have been assigned the 1223G0001X taxonomy code in the NPI registry, which is a Level III Area of Specialization. Click here for more information about medical specialty types.
Overall, General Practice specialists practice in 58 different states/territories.
A general dentist is the primary dental care provider for patients of all ages. The general dentist is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services related to patients' oral health needs.