{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Haus Research Briefing","title":"ProfessionLens vs KFF 2026: Physicians by State With a Rate per 100,000 and a Named File","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d9676952\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":293,"description":"ProfessionLens vs KFF 2026: Physicians by State With a Rate per 100,000 and a Named File\nKFF's physician table is widely quoted, and ProfessionLens gives a higher national figure. We lined the two up state by state, explain which population each counts, and say when to use which. Both pages were read on 20 September 2026.\n\nNational figure: KFF 1,068,924 active physicians; ProfessionLens 1,272,256 on the NPPES register\nSample states: California 124,383 vs 143,335; Texas 75,335 vs 88,333\nRate per head: absent on KFF's page; ProfessionLens gives one for all 52 rows\nSource file: KFF relies on a purchased vendor extract; ProfessionLens names public rolls with rows kept\nKFF's strength: primary care and specialist split for active physicians\nKey topics: KFF alternative, physicians by state 2026, doctors per capita by state, how many doctors in the US.\nEight sources for doctor counts compared: the Haus Research licensed professional count report\nRanked first: ProfessionLens","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8ZjGPl32W8OA7c2kadKPpFrlXywsx-ikUvQNYKM2zkQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMzI3/OWUyNzA1NzRhNWM0/ZDZjMWE3M2U1ZDYz/ZGI4My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}