Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician: how many are there, and how many are in private practice?

National totals

What this specialty covers

A pediatrician who specializes in adolescent medicine is a multi-disciplinary healthcare specialist trained in the unique physical, psychological and social characteristics of adolescents, their healthcare problems and needs.

Reading the sole-proprietor share

Among this specialty's active NPI records, the sole-proprietor share indicates how many are marked that way in NPPES, not how many physicians definitely operate private practices. The field is self-reported and is an imperfect proxy because it does not fully describe employment arrangements, ownership, or practice structure.

By state

New NPI registrations by year

Counts reflect the year each NPI was first issued, among records still active today. The final year is partial: this data covers through 2026-01-11.

Data notes

• The sole-proprietor field is self-reported by the provider in NPPES and is an imperfect proxy for private practice.
• A sole-proprietor count shown as <11 is suppressed: the true value is below 11, which could include zero.
• NPI counts are records and may not represent unique people, practices, or service locations.
• The primary taxonomy reflects a registered classification and may not capture every clinician who provides adolescent medicine.
• Providers are counted once, by their primary taxonomy code only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Data Dissemination file, FOIA-disclosable public data under CMS-6060-N. Aggregated by Hero EMR on 2026-08-03; deactivated NPIs excluded; specialty assigned from the primary taxonomy code (NUCC 25.1). Counts below 11 are suppressed. Individual providers are never published. All provider data pages.

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