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DATA · MAY 8, 2026

Research/Access-gap lookup/Massachusetts · ophthalmologist

PROVIDER ACCESS GAP · STATE

ophthalmologists per 100,000 in Massachusetts

11.57 active ophthalmologists per 100,000 residents — ranked 2 of 51 U.S. states + DC.

ophthalmologists per 100,000 residents

11.57

826 active ophthalmologists · 7,136,171 residents · Massachusetts

National rank: 2 / 51
Percentile: 98th
Underserved threshold: 5 / 100k
Quartile: Q1

Comparable areas

Three states whose ophthalmologist per-100k density is closest to Massachusetts's — useful for benchmarking.

Marylandrank 310.35 / 100k
Connecticutrank 410.12 / 100k

9.84 / 100k

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Massachusetts has 826 active ophthalmologists (11.57 per 100,000 residents) — ranked 2 of 51 U.S. states + DC. Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry + U.S. Census Bureau, snapshot 2026-05-06. Threshold for "underserved" in the parent study: 5 per 100,000. Citation: Fonteum Research, /research/ophthalmologist-supply-by-state-2026.

Source provenance

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NPI Registry (NPPES) — public API
U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 Vintage (V2024)
Snapshot date: 2026-05-06

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Limitations

This figure measures density (per-capita supply), not access. Drive time, appointment availability, insurance acceptance, and wait times are not modeled here.
The CMS NPPES registry counts NPI-1 individual providers with the relevant taxonomy code. It does not capture PA-led or NP-led practices that operate under a different taxonomy.
NPPES does not publish a county-level field of practice in its public API. County- and ZIP-scoped queries surface state-level density, with the geographic context preserved on this page.
Population is the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 vintage estimate. Population shifts post-2024 are not yet reflected.
The "underserved" threshold is the parent study's transparent baseline cutoff; it is not a regulatory or clinical definition. See the parent study for the rationale.

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