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Largest HCA physician groups in the U.S.
There are more than 2.7 million physicians in the U.S. according to the Definitive Healthcare PhysicianView product. Of this total, about 1.4 million are affiliated with a physician group.
What are physician groups?
A physician group is a group of one or more physicians who are operating together to provide patient care. Physician groups with one physician who owns and manages their own office are classified as a private practice. Groups with two or more physicians providing care within the same facility are classified as a group practice.
Group practices are often affiliated with a larger health system. Using the Definitive Healthcare PhysicianGroupView product, we have listed the largest physician groups in the U.S. that belong to the HCA Healthcare network (Definitive ID: 4710), the largest health system in the U.S. by number of member hospitals and the top IDN by net patient revenue. The groups are ranked by the number of affiliated physicians. Definitive Healthcare tracks the number of physicians affiliated with physician groups based on data from Physician Compare and Definitive Healthcare proprietary research (updated weekly).
| Rank | Physician group name | Main specialty | City | State | Definitive ID | Number of physicians | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Florida Healthcare Physicians | Internal Medicine | Sebring | FL | 1047395 | 8,058 | Explore |
| 2 | Mission Health Physicians (FKA Mission Medical Associates) | Family Practice | Asheville | NC | 550470 | 1,220 | Explore |
| 3 | HCA Florida Physicians | Internal Medicine | Tampa | FL | 1001828 | 1,184 | Explore |
| 4 | Grand Strand Health Physicians | Emergency Medicine | Myrtle Beach | SC | 598668 | 895 | Explore |
| 5 | Sunrise Health Physicians | Cardiology - Cardiologist | Las Vegas | NV | 1001654 | 822 | Explore |
| 6 | Good Samaritan Health System Physicians | Anesthesiology - Anesthesiologist | San Jose | CA | 1001976 | 755 | Explore |
| 7 | Trident Health Physicians | Pediatric Medicine | Summerville | SC | 1044508 | 409 | Explore |
| 8 | HCA Midwest Physicians | Family Practice | Overland Park | KS | 723668 | 386 | Explore |
| 9 | Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children | Pediatric Medicine | Denver | CO | 1044791 | 295 | Explore |
| 10 | TriStar Medical Group | Internal Medicine | Nashville | TN | 982034 | 249 | Explore |
| 11 | Intensive Care Consortium Inc | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Boca Raton | FL | 552803 | 243 | Explore |
| 12 | Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare Physicians | Obstetrics/Gynecology | El Paso | TX | 1001927 | 227 | Explore |
| 13 | HealthONE Physician Group (FKA Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Associates) | Obstetrics/Gynecology | Denver | CO | 648123 | 199 | Explore |
| 14 | LewisGale Physicians | Family Practice | Roanoke | VA | 551136 | 197 | Explore |
| 15 | St Lucie Medical Center Physicians | Internal Medicine | Port Saint Lucie | FL | 1042050 | 195 | Explore |
| 16 | Corpus Christi Medical Center Physicians | Pediatric Medicine | Corpus Christi | TX | 1001847 | 183 | Explore |
| 17 | The Womans Hospital of Texas | Obstetrics/Gynecology | Houston | TX | 1033161 | 183 | Explore |
| 18 | Methodist Physicians (FKA Methodist Physician Practices) | Cardiology - Cardiologist | San Antonio | TX | 956240 | 181 | Explore |
| 19 | Memorial Health University Physicians | Internal Medicine | Savannah | GA | 553439 | 153 | Explore |
| 20 | Wesley Care Physicians | Family Practice | Wichita | KS | 1044651 | 137 | Explore |
Fig. 1. Data is from the Definitive Healthcare PhysicianGroupView product. The number of affiliated physician data is sourced from Physician Compare and Definitive Healthcare proprietary research (updated weekly). Data accessed November 2023.
Who are the largest employers for physicians in the HCA network?
The largest HCA physician group is HCA Florida Healthcare Physicians, with 8,058 affiliated physicians. This physician group, which has nearly 170 practice locations spread across Florida, also ranks among the largest physician groups by number of group practice members (sixth place) and top groups with the most Medicare charges (second place).
In second place is Mission Health Physicians, with 1,220 affiliated physicians. Mission Health Physicians has 75 practice locations in the western part of North Carolina.
The third top HCA physician group by number of affiliated physicians is HCA Florida Physicians, with 1,184. This group has 47 practice locations along the east and west coasts of Florida, and likely shares many of the same physicians as HCA Florida Healthcare Physicians, as providers may be affiliated with more than one physician group in the practice area.
Florida and North Carolina rank in the top five U.S. states with the highest number of HCA hospitals. With higher numbers of HCA hospitals, it is no surprise that these areas also have physician groups with higher numbers of affiliated providers.
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