Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy) primarily engaged in the independent practice of general or specialized medicine (except psychiatry or psychoanalysis) or surgery. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers.
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Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 621111 - Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists are:
- Dermatologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Radiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Gastroenterologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Doctors of osteopathy (DOs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pathologists' (except oral, speech, voice) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Neuropathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Walk-in physicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Immunologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pathologists', surgical, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Anesthesiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pathologists', forensic, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Gynecologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Proctologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Oncologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Allergists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Surgical pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Forensic pathologists' offices
- Cardiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Acupuncturists' (MDs or DOs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Orthopedic surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Family physicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Surgeons' (except dental) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Urologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Otolaryngologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Health screening services in physicians' offices
- Internists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Medical doctors' (MDs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- DOs' (doctors of osteopathy, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Plastic surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Neurologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Osteopathic physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Orthopedic physicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Ophthalmologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pathologists', neuropathological, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Clinical pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pediatricians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Nephrologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pulmonary specialists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Obstetricians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
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Primary Care Doctors in the US (62111a)
Revenue 2025
$334.3bn
Growth 2025
2.74%
Key Trends
The pandemic negatively affects revenue by preventing access to care and decreasing affordability of services
Affordability of services remains a chief concern for the industry
Growing federal funding for Medicare and Medicaid will continue influencing industry performance
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 621111 - Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Establishments of physicians primarily engaged in the independent practice of psychiatry or psychoanalysis are classified in U.S. Industry 621112, Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Establishments of oral pathologists are classified in Industry 621210, Offices of Dentists; and
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NAICS Cross Reference
Establishments of speech or voice pathologists are classified in Industry 621340, Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists.
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NAICS Cross Reference
Freestanding medical centers primarily engaged in providing emergency medical care for accident or catastrophe victims and freestanding ambulatory surgical centers primarily engaged in providing surgery on an outpatient basis are classified in U.S. Industry 621493, Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers;
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NAICS Hierarchy 621111 - Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists
NAICS Code 621111 - Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists sits in the 2-digit Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 62
Sector Title: Health Care and Social Assistance
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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6211 Offices of Physicians
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6212 Offices of Dentists
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62121 Offices of Dentists
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6213 Offices of Other Health Practitioners
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62131 Offices of Chiropractors
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62132 Offices of Optometrists
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62133 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians
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62134 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
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62139 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
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6214 Outpatient Care Centers
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62141 Family Planning Centers
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62142 Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
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62149 Other Outpatient Care Centers
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6215 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
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62151 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
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6216 Home Health Care Services
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62161 Home Health Care Services
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6219 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
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62191 Ambulance Services
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62199 All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
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6221 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
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62211 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
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6222 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
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62221 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
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6223 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
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62231 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
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6231 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities
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62311 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities
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6232 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
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62321 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
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62322 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
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6233 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
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62331 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
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6239 Other Residential Care Facilities
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62399 Other Residential Care Facilities
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6241 Individual and Family Services
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62411 Child and Youth Services
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62412 Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
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62419 Other Individual and Family Services
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6242 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
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62421 Community Food Services
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62422 Community Housing Services
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62423 Emergency and Other Relief Services
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6243 Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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62431 Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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6244 Child Day Care Services
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62441 Child Day Care Services
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Similar Industries Niche and Emerging
IBISWorld provides research on hundreds of niche and emerging industries, including the following for 621111 - Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists.
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- Gynecologists & Obstetricians in the US OD6008
- Medical Group Practice Management in the US OD6029
- Periodontists in the US OD4165
- Audiologists in the US OD5314
- Osteopaths in the US OD5873
- Anesthesiologists in the US OD6219
- Endocrinologists in the US OD6294
- Endodontists in the US OD6295
- Gerontologists in the US OD6313
- Hepatologists in the US OD6328
- Infectious Disease Specialists in the US OD6335
- Nephrologists in the US OD6345
- Neurologists in the US OD6346
- Ophthalmologists in the US OD6354
- Orthopedists in the US OD6356
- Pathologists in the US OD6359
- Pediatricians in the US OD6362
- Neuropathologists in the US OD6398
- Otologists in the US OD6403
- Phlebologists in the US OD6412
- Proctologists in the US OD6421
- Pulmonologists in the US OD6426
- Radiologists in the US OD6428
- Rheumatologists in the US OD6433
- Urologists in the US OD6451
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