Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) 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.
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The industries in this sector are arranged on a continuum starting with establishments providing medical care exclusively, continuing with those providing health care and social assistance, and finally finishing with those providing only social assistance. Establishments in this sector deliver services by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry. Excluded from this sector are yoga and aerobics instruction in Subsector 611, Educational Services, physical fitness facilities in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries, and personal fitness training services and non-medical diet and weight reducing centers in Subsector 812, Personal and Laundry Services. Although these can be viewed as health services, these services are not typically delivered by health practitioners. |
| 621 | Ambulatory Health Care Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process. |
| 6211 | Offices of Physicians 4-digit industry group | Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process. |
| 62111 | Offices of Physicians 5-digit NAICS industry | This industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) primarily engaged in the independent practice of general or specialized medicine (e.g., anesthesiology, oncology, ophthalmology, psychiatry) 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. |
| 621111 | Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 6-digit U.S. detail | This U.S. industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) 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. |
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Classification References
- 01Establishments of physicians primarily engaged in the independent practice of psychiatry or psychoanalysis are classified in U.S. Industry 621112, Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists;
- 02Freestanding medical centers primarily engaged in providing emergency medical care for accident or trauma victims and freestanding ambulatory surgical centers primarily engaged in providing surgery on an outpatient basis are classified in U.S. Industry 621493, Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers;
- 03Health maintenance organization (HMO) medical centers are classified in U.S. Industry 621491, HMO Medical Centers;
- 04Outpatient community health clinics with health practitioners from multiple industries are classified in U.S. Industry 621498, All Other Outpatient Care Centers;
- 05Establishments of oral pathologists are classified in Industry 621210, Offices of Dentists; and
- 06Establishments of speech or voice pathologists are classified in Industry 621340, Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists.
Index Items
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 osteopathic medicine (DOs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
DOs' (doctors of osteopathic medicine, 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)
Health screening services in physicians' offices
Immunologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Internists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Medical doctors' (MDs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Nephrologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Neurologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Neuropathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Obstetricians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Oncologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Ophthalmologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Orthopedic physicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Orthopedic surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Osteopathic physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Otolaryngologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Pathologists' (except oral, speech, voice) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Pathologists', forensic, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Pathologists', neuropathological, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Pathologists', surgical, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Pediatricians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Plastic surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Proctologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Pulmonary specialists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Radiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Surgeons' (except dental) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Surgical pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Urologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Walk-in physicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 621111.
National Alliance for Medical Virtual Care
A trade association dedicated to advancing telehealth and remote patient monitoring services for physicians.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The official US government agency providing payment rules, provider access, and compliance guidance for general practitioners and specialists.
American Medical Association Physician Profile Directory
The largest professional network offering verified profiles and contact information for non-mental health physicians across the United States.
