Generally, the Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) specialty is fairly evenly split between males and females with 43% of providers reporting their gender as male and 56% 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 Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) providers practice. In all, there are 57,497 registered Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) providers in the United States with over 5,320 of those located in California alone while around 4,511 chose to practice in Texas.
Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) providers have been assigned the 207V00000X taxonomy code in the NPI registry, which is a Level II Classification. Click here for more information about medical specialty types.
Overall, Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) specialists practice in 54 different states/territories and can be categorized into 9 different Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) sub-specialties: Bariatric Medicine (OB/GYN), Critical Care Medicine (OB/GYN), Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (OB/GYN), Gynecologic Oncology, Gynecology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (OB/GYN), Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics, and Reproductive Endocrinology.
An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.