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The chart below provides the total number of physician assistants by county in 2012.

The chart above illustrates the number of licensees who have provided optional information on their Licensee Information page. Many licensees who have not updated their pages have not taken the opportunity to provide optional information, such as stating a practice philosophy or reporting whether they accept new medicare and Medicaid patients.

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The above chart shows the race and ethnicity of the Board’s physician licensees in 2010. The data includes: American Indian/Alaskan Native (106); Asian-American/Pacific Islander (2,626); Black/Non-Hispanic (2,175); Hispanic (693); Other (1,220); White/Non-Hispanic (24,000)

The above chart shows the race and ethnicity of the Board’s physician assistant licensees in 2010. The data includes: American Indian/Alaskan Native (40); Asian-American/Pacific Islander (80); Black/Non-Hispanic (222); Hispanic (88); Other (59); White/Non-Hispanic (3,397)

The Board issues licenses to physicians (MD:30,143, DO:1,133); residents (2,362); physician assistants (4,410); clinical pharmacist practitioners (79); perfusionists (119) and anesthesiologist assistants (14). The following chart shows the percentage of licensees holding active licenses (in-state/out-state).