Here are the numbers of certified physician assistants by practice setting, according to the 2013 Statistical Profile of Certified Physician Assistants, a report by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants:
• Office-based private practice — 24,439
• Hospital — 22,252
• Federal government facility/hospital/unit — 3,648
• Community health center — 2,133
• Rural health clinic — 1,638
• Public or community health clinic (non-federally qualified) — 937
• School-based or college-based health center or school clinic — 578
• Occupational health setting — 572
• Extended care facility/nursing home — 287
• Ambulatory surgical center — 219
• Behavioral/mental health facility — 211
• Rehabilitation facility —140
• Free clinic — 128
• Home healthcare agency — 57
• Hospice — 2
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