In general, the Internal Medicine specialty is very male-centric with 61% of providers reporting as male as compared to 38% reporting as female. People living in California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania enjoy living in one of the 5 most popular states/territories where Internal Medicine providers practice. In all, there are 210,429 registered Internal Medicine providers in the United States with over 18,718 of those located in California alone while around 15,392 chose to practice in New York.
Internal Medicine providers have been assigned the 207R00000X taxonomy code in the NPI registry, which is a Level II Classification. Click here for more information about medical specialty types.
Overall, Internal Medicine specialists practice in 57 different states/territories and can be categorized into 27 different Internal Medicine sub-specialties: Addiction Medicine (Osteopathic Internist), Adolescent Medicine (Internist), Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Allergy & Immunology (DO), Bariatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical & Laboratory Immunology (Internal Medicine), Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Critical Care Medicine (Internist), Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, and Gastroenterology, among others.
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.