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Emergency Medicine Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207PE0004X
As of today, the following are the total number of Emergency Medical Services Physicians nationally, in your State, and near your location.
Select a State below to view the list by State. Additionally, you can narrow the list by city, among other options, from the Filter Panel, which you can open by clicking the vertical ellipses ⋮ in the upper right corner of the app.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Medicare
The following are the total number of Emergency Medical Services Physicians who accept Medicare in your State, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
The diagram below shows all the Emergency Medical Services Physicians across the country, represented by blue bubbles. The larger the bubble, the greater the concentration of providers in that area. Red bubbles represent Medicare-excluded providers, with the larger bubbles indicating a higher percentage of excluded providers in that region. You can change the bubble size to be based on exclusions from the Size menu.
What do Emergency Medical Services Physicians do?
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) physicians specialize in acute and life-threatening situations, providing immediate evaluation, treatment, and stabilization of patients in both prehospital (such as ambulances and medical helicopters) and emergency department settings.
They perform complex procedures, make quick diagnoses for a wide range of conditions, direct emergency medical staff, and organize disaster response efforts to prevent death or further harm.
In the Prehospital Setting (EMS)
Life-saving care on scene: EMS physicians provide critical medical care at the site of accidents, in homes, public spaces, or wilderness areas.
Stabilization and transportation: They are responsible for initial treatment and stabilization before transporting patients to a hospital.
Complex procedures: This includes performing life-saving procedures outside of a hospital, even when patients are trapped in vehicles or buildings.
Specialized transport: They work with specially equipped ambulances and medical helicopters to transport patients.
In the Emergency Department (ED)
Specialized skills: They require strong attention to detail to identify subtle yet essential symptoms that could significantly impact a patient’s treatment plan.
Rapid assessment: Emergency physicians quickly assess patients with acute illnesses and injuries.
Diagnosis and treatment: They examine, diagnose, and treat patients with a range of conditions, from minor to severe, and may provide interim care before a specialist takes over.
Procedures: Emergency physicians perform a variety of methods, including advanced airway management (like intubation), starting blood transfusions, and stabilizing severe conditions like heart attacks and strokes.
Team leadership: They direct other emergency medical staff and collaborate with other specialists.
Disaster management: They may organize and design disaster management programs and conduct triage in mass casualty situations.