Medical Practice Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a medical practice, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Medical Practice name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a medical practice is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a medical practice usually falls under NAICS 621111: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists).
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.
Businesses classified here include
- Acupuncturists' (MDs or DOs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Allergists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Anesthesiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Cardiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Clinical pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Dermatologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Doctors of osteopathy (DOs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- DOs' (doctors of osteopathy, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Family physicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Forensic pathologists' offices
- Gastroenterologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Gynecologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 621111), U.S. Census Bureau.
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most offices of physicians (except mental health specialists) locations
- California 28,447 locations
- Texas 20,502 locations
- Florida 19,062 locations
- New York 12,434 locations
- Pennsylvania 7,444 locations
- New Jersey 7,297 locations
- Georgia 7,007 locations
- Illinois 6,511 locations
- Michigan 6,354 locations
- Ohio 5,588 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.