Massachusetts (MA) Family Doctors and Physicians

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Massachusetts has 2,019 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Agawam is 3, in Allston is 15, in Andover is 9, in Athol is 20, in Attleboro is 9, in Belmont is 2, in Beverly is 12, in Bolton is 2, in Boston is 168, in Brighton is 5, in Brimfield is 5, in Brockton is 38, in Buzzards Bay is 1, in Cambridge is 32, in Chelsea is 6, in Chicopee is 3, in Clinton is 2, in Cohasset is 10, in Dalton is 1, in Danvers is 11, in Dorchester Center is 16, in Easthampton is 2, in Everett is 6, in Fairhaven is 1, in Fall River is 46, in Falmouth is 4, in Feeding Hills is 3, in Fitchburg is 24, in Framingham is 24, in Franklin is 7, in Gardner is 26, in Gloucester is 3, in Hanover is 2, in Hanson is 2, in Harvard is 2, in Haverhill is 9, in Holbrook is 2, in Holyoke is 21, in Hudson is 2, in Hyannis is 15, in Hyde Park is 4, in Ipswich is 5, in Kingston is 2, in Lakeville is 5, in Lawrence is 127, in Leominster is 20, in Lowell is 26, in Lynn is 21, in Malden is 28, in Marlborough is 5, in Marshfield is 1, in Medfield is 8, in Medford is 12, in Melrose is 10, in Mendon is 1, in Methuen is 7, in Middleton is 3, in Milton is 5, in Nantucket is 4, in New Bedford is 12, in Newburyport is 13, in Newton is 7, in North Adams is 7, in North Quincy is 6, in Northampton is 19, in Palmer is 3, in Peabody is 15, in Pembroke is 9, in Pepperell is 5, in Pittsfield is 23, in Plainville is 10, in Quincy is 17, in Raynham is 13, in Rehoboth is 3, in Revere is 5, in Rochester is 1, in Salem is 7, in Seekonk is 4, in Shelburne Falls is 7, in Somerville is 25, in South Boston is 8, in South Dennis is 3, in South Yarmouth is 4, in Southborough is 3, in Southbridge is 8, in Springfield is 33, in Sturbridge is 2, in Swampscott is 8, in Taunton is 7, in Waltham is 17, in Wellesley is 9, in West Newbury is 1, in Westborough is 5, in Westfield is 4, in Weston is 2, in Westport is 5, in Weymouth is 7, in Wilmington is 1, in Woburn is 6, and in Worcester is 202.

Massachusetts became the sixth state in the union in 1788, and is steeped in history. Boston, the capital city, is home to Harvard University, the John F. Kennedy Museum and Library, the Paul Revere House, and many other historical sites. Massachusetts is home to the New England Pirate Museum in Salem, the Minute Man National Historical Park, and the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, both in Concord. Four past presidents were born in Massachusetts; John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush. Other famous Massachusetts people include actors Leonard Nimoy and Bette Davis, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, and historical figures Susan B. Anthony, Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Revere, and Benjamin Franklin.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Massachusetts has a population of 6,398,743. Of this population, 1,419,389 are under the age of 18 and 848,924 are at or above the age of 65.