What the letters mean
The DC is a four-year doctoral program followed by national board examinations and a state licence. Chiropractors are portal-of-entry providers - no referral needed - and they do not prescribe drugs or perform surgery.
Scope beyond manual treatment differs by state: imaging privileges, physical modalities and nutritional counselling are not uniform. Nearly all chiropractors are in small independent practice, so the record is usually the business as well as the clinician.
Chiropractors on the public record
Counted from what providers file about themselves, with suppression applied before anything is counted, refreshed 2026-10-05. Names, specialties and practice locations are public; work email and phone are for signed-in customers.
| State | On record | With work email | With practice phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 17,754 | 2,544 14% | 17,753 |
| Florida | 12,956 | 1,713 13% | 12,954 |
| Texas | 12,270 | 2,222 18% | 12,268 |
| Illinois | 8,253 | 1,344 16% | 8,253 |
| New York | 7,567 | 1,358 18% | 7,566 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,862 | 1,071 16% | 6,862 |
| Michigan | 5,636 | 779 14% | 5,634 |
| Minnesota | 5,615 | 966 17% | 5,613 |
Closely related, and where to find them.
Closely related
- Chiropractor Manual musculoskeletal practice, portal of entry in every state, almost entirely small business.
- PT Physical therapist - the licence, with the doctorate usually beside it.
Find them
- Chiropractors list counts by state, the fields a record carries, a sample record.
- Chiropractors chiropractors by state, city and practice.
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