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Top 25 cancer centers by total physicians
Cancer treatment has helped advance patient survival rates over the last few decades.
And cancer centers provide sophisticated patient care through healthcare technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) that is used to help diagnose cancer and personalized medicine that can create a more effective treatment path.
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This Healthcare Insight reviews the top cancer centers based on the total number of affiliated physicians at the hospital. Data used in this analysis is from the October 2022 Medicare Cost Report release.
Top U.S. cancer centers by number of physicians
| Rank | Definitive ID | Hospital name | Location | Number of affiliated physicians | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3120 | Cleveland Clinic Main Campus | Cleveland, OH | 5,955 | Explore |
| 2 | 2191 | Mayo Clinic Hospital - Saint Mary's Campus | Rochester, MN | 4,453 | Explore |
| 3 | 873 | AdventHealth Orlando (FKA Florida Hospital Orlando) | Orlando, FL | 4,167 | Explore |
| 4 | 731 | Yale New Haven Hospital | New Haven, CT | 3,281 | Explore |
| 5 | 2035 | Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | 2,981 | Explore |
| 6 | 1135 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | 2,904 | Explore |
| 7 | 3571 | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 2,884 | Explore |
| 8 | 1914 | The Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore, MD | 2,778 | Explore |
| 9 | 273024 | Montefiore Hospital - Moses Campus | Bronx, NY | 2,764 | Explore |
| 10 | 1976 | Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | 2,615 | Explore |
| 11 | 430 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | 2,577 | Explore |
| 12 | 5576 | Cincinnati Children's Burnet Campus | Cincinnati, OH | 2,564 | Explore |
| 13 | 3525 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest | Allentown, PA | 2,525 | Explore |
| 14 | 2066 | Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (AKA Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak) | Royal Oak, MI | 2,515 | Explore |
| 15 | 2973 | Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | 2,403 | Explore |
| 16 | 3742 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | 2,387 | Explore |
| 17 | 2824 | North Shore University Hospital | Manhasset, NY | 2,374 | Explore |
| 18 | 4017 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | 2,348 | Explore |
| 19 | 1772 | Ochsner Medical Center - Main Campus | New Orleans, LA | 2,312 | Explore |
| 20 | 642 | UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Aurora, CO | 2,287 | Explore |
| 21 | 2645 | Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack, NJ | 2,269 | Explore |
| 22 | 2828 | Long Island Jewish Medical Center | New Hyde Park, NY | 2,195 | Explore |
| 23 | 3421 | OHSU Hospital - Portland (AKA OHSU Hospital - Marquam Hill Campus) | Portland, OR | 2,166 | Explore |
| 24 | 4534 | Aurora St Luke's Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro | Milwaukee, WI | 2,164 | Explore |
| 25 | 2846 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | 2,144 | Explore |
Fig. 1. Data is from the Definitive Healthcare HospitalView product and sourced from the October 2022 Medicare Cost Report release. Accessed December 2022.
Which cancer center has the most physicians?
Cleveland Clinic has the highest number of physicians among cancer centers at nearly 6,000. U.S. News & World Report has nationally recognized the Cleveland Clinic for cancer care and the hospital is a top academic medical center in the U.S. Beyond providing high-quality cancer care, the Cleveland Clinic is also well-known for advancing treatments related to cardiology, gastroenterology, obstetrics & gynecology, and more.
Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, and AdventHealth Orlando, each has more than 4,000 affiliated physicians. Both facilities are also among the largest U.S. hospitals based on net patient revenue.
The cancer centers on this list average 2,800 physicians. Four of the hospitals are located in New York and two are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
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