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Top 25 urgent care clinics by patient population
Urgent care has become an established component of the ambulatory care landscape. The growing demand for convenient, affordable healthcare services, coupled with increased investment by health systems, health insurance companies, and private equity, has fueled the expansion of urgent care clinics over the past decade.
Urgent care centers fill the gap between primary and emergency care, offering timely medical attention for non-emergent conditions like sprains, fevers, and fractures. This can not only reduce the burden on overwhelmed emergency rooms (ERs) but can also provide a more cost-effective alternative for patients with non-life-threatening conditions.
Using data from our ClinicView product, we compiled a list of urgent care clinics with the largest patient populations.
| Rank | Definitive ID | Urgent care clinic | State | Patient population | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1040355 | AFC Urgent Care Katy & Fulshear | TX | 33,201 | Explore |
| 2 | 41215 | Texas Childrens Urgent Care - Cinco Ranch | TX | 33,201 | Explore |
| 3 | 1005673 | AFC Urgent Care Richmond | TX | 28,537 | Explore |
| 4 | 1012641 | CareSpot Avalon Park | FL | 28,398 | Explore |
| 5 | 41106 | Urgent Care for Kids - Pearland (FKA Pediatrix Primary Plus Urgent Care of Texas at Pearland) | TX | 26,843 | Explore |
| 6 | 45052 | CityMD - Baychester Urgent Care | NY | 26,588 | Explore |
| 7 | 966925 | Memorial Hermann - GoHealth Urgent Care in Benders Landing | TX | 25,252 | Explore |
| 8 | 1051940 | UF Health Urgent Care - MuraBella (FKA CareFast Urgent Care at UF Health MuraBella) | FL | 25,039 | Explore |
| 9 | 941191 | Essentia Health Walk-In Care - 52nd Avenue | ND | 23,686 | Explore |
| 10 | 42826 | AdventHealth Centra Care Winter Garden (FKA Winter Garden Centra Care) | FL | 22,670 | Explore |
| 11 | 40695 | AFC Urgent Care Spring Hill | TN | 21,763 | Explore |
| 12 | 1009201 | Hoag Urgent Care - Orchard Hills | CA | 21,098 | Explore |
| 13 | 40607 | Doctors Care - Ivy Hall | SC | 20,842 | Explore |
| 14 | 43354 | Peachtree Immediate Care - Buford | GA | 20,655 | Explore |
| 15 | 43270 | Northside Urgent Care - Hamilton Mill (FKA Health Choice Urgent Care - Hamilton Mill Center) | GA | 20,655 | Explore |
| 16 | 946030 | Buford Family Practice & Urgent Care Center PC | GA | 20,655 | Explore |
| 17 | 282960 | UM Urgent Care (FKA ChoiceOne Urgent Care) | GA | 20,655 | Explore |
| 18 | 941916 | UnityPoint Clinic Urgent Care - Ankeny Medical Park | IA | 20,422 | Explore |
| 19 | 1036547 | UnityPoint Clinic Express - Ankeny | IA | 20,422 | Explore |
| 20 | 281322 | The Iowa Clinic - Ankeny Urgent Care | IA | 20,422 | Explore |
| 21 | 966487 | CareNow Urgent Care - Magnolia | TX | 20,181 | Explore |
| 22 | 981066 | Community Med Family Urgent Care - Haslet Avondale 287 (FKA WHC Immediate Care) | TX | 20,164 | Explore |
| 23 | 1050980 | Peachtree Immediate Care - Holly Springs | GA | 19,523 | Explore |
| 24 | 1036889 | Primary Health Medical Group - Kuna | ID | 18,941 | Explore |
| 25 | 1048994 | Collier Urgent Care - Founders Square | FL | 18,805 | Explore |
Fig. 1 Data is from the Definitive Healthcare ClinicView product. Patient population is estimated using proprietary research and CMS data. Data accessed February 2026.
States with the highest urgent care population
Three states dominate our list of top 25 urgent care clinics based on patient population: Texas, Florida, and Georgia. Texas leads the ranking with seven out of the top 25 largest clinics serving an estimated 187,379 patients. Georgia is the second most represented state with five of the country’s largest clinics serving 102,143 patients, followed by Florida with four clinics serving 94,912 patients.
Most urgent care clinics on our list are affiliated with larger urgent care networks or hospital systems, such as American Family Care, CareNow (owned by HCA Healthcare), UnityPoint Health, and CityMD Urgent Care (part of VillageMD). A few, such as Texas Children's Urgent Care and Pediatrix Primary Plus Urgent Care, have a specific focus on pediatric urgent care.
Top urgent care operators by population served
Today, the largest urgent care organizations in the U.S. operate hundreds of clinics across the country and serve hundreds of thousands of patients. This consolidation reflects a strategic shift within the healthcare landscape, driven by increasing competition, regulatory changes, and consumer demand for cost-efficient, convenient care. Below, we highlight the top five urgent care facilities based on estimated patient population.
- Hoag Urgent Care – Orchard Hills
- CareSpot Avalon Park
- UF Health Urgent Care
- AdventHealth Centra Care Winter Garden
- Collier Urgent Care – Founders Square
Many health systems and health insurance companies have partnered with or acquired urgent care clinics to expand their reach and influence patient care pathways. For example, HCA Healthcare owns CareNow urgent care centers, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina owns FastMed urgent care clinics in their state.
However, retail-backed healthcare expansion has faced headwinds with several large retailers divesting or restructuring clinic assets amid profitability and integration challenges. For example, Walgreens, which previously held a majority stake in VillageMD (operator of CityMD Urgent Care), has since exited that position as part of broader strategic retrenchment, highlighting the complexity of scaling urgent care within retail settings.
As health systems seek to provide more cost-effective, convenient care amid the shift in care to outpatient settings, urgent care clinics are still likely to play a prominent role. By integrating urgent care clinics, healthcare systems can extend their geographic reach and provider networks, capturing a larger market share. Urgent care clinics can also handle a wide range of non-emergency conditions, alleviating pressure on overcrowded ERs and freeing up resources for critical cases. Compared to ER visits, urgent care offers more cost-effective care, too.
How Definitive Healthcare data supports urgent care strategy
As consumer demand for convenient, lower-cost care rises, health systems, payers, and life sciences organizations need an up-to-date view of where urgent care clinics are concentrated—and which organizations dominate high-population markets.
Definitive Healthcare offers sales, marketing, and operational teams a clear perspective on the urgent care landscape using insights generated from all-payer claims, reference and affiliation data, and deep analytics on consumers, markets, technologies, and more. Using our data, teams selling into the urgent care space can identify opportunities, prioritize accounts, and tailor outreach strategies to maximize engagement.
Urgent care operators can leverage Definitive Healthcare data and analytics to plan for growth, understand competitors, connect with patients, and more.
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