Physician and clinical services spending (US) in United States
Physician and clinical services spending (US) in the United States was $1.11 trillion in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 8.1% from 2023.
Physician and clinical services spending (US) in United States, 1960 to 2024
All 65 values
| Period | USD million |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,109,681 |
| 2023 | 1,026,887 |
| 2022 | 956,541 |
| 2021 | 904,822 |
| 2020 | 837,167 |
| 2019 | 781,693 |
| 2018 | 741,317 |
| 2017 | 706,064 |
| 2016 | 673,230 |
| 2015 | 634,179 |
| 2014 | 595,260 |
| 2013 | 565,400 |
| 2012 | 554,434 |
| 2011 | 533,326 |
| 2010 | 510,143 |
| 2009 | 495,461 |
| 2008 | 479,646 |
| 2007 | 455,706 |
| 2006 | 431,606 |
| 2005 | 408,593 |
| 2004 | 383,596 |
| 2003 | 363,397 |
| 2002 | 336,918 |
| 2001 | 312,061 |
| 2000 | 287,678 |
| 1999 | 269,105 |
| 1998 | 256,156 |
| 1997 | 241,391 |
| 1996 | 230,632 |
| 1995 | 222,087 |
| 1994 | 212,075 |
| 1993 | 202,742 |
| 1992 | 191,249 |
| 1991 | 176,525 |
| 1990 | 158,942 |
| 1989 | 143,294 |
| 1988 | 128,639 |
| 1987 | 112,911 |
| 1986 | 100,713 |
| 1985 | 90,856 |
| 1984 | 77,413 |
| 1983 | 68,643 |
| 1982 | 61,635 |
| 1981 | 55,619 |
| 1980 | 47,717 |
| 1979 | 41,192 |
| 1978 | 35,833 |
| 1977 | 33,112 |
| 1976 | 28,672 |
| 1975 | 25,309 |
| 1974 | 22,215 |
| 1973 | 19,559 |
| 1972 | 17,706 |
| 1971 | 15,917 |
| 1970 | 14,331 |
| 1969 | 12,716 |
| 1968 | 11,344 |
| 1967 | 10,448 |
| 1966 | 9,309 |
| 1965 | 8,587 |
| 1964 | 8,109 |
| 1963 | 7,074 |
| 1962 | 6,261 |
| 1961 | 5,814 |
| 1960 | 5,551 |
Definition
US spending on services of physicians and clinics, including outpatient care centers and medical laboratories, from all sources of funds, in USD million.
Part of national health expenditure (national_health_expenditure_usd), at current prices. CMS revises earlier years with each annual release.
How to cite
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
Citation styles
APA 7
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. (2026). CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960 (Physician and clinical services spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical
MLA 9
CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960, Physician and clinical services spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, 13 Jan. 2026, https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/physician-clinical-services-spending-us/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. 2026. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. Physician and clinical services spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/physician-clinical-services-spending-us/united-states.
Harvard
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary (2026) CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960, Physician and clinical services spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/physician-clinical-services-spending-us/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{centers_physician_and_clinical_services_2024,
author = {{Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary}},
title = {{CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960: Physician and clinical services spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical},
urldate = {2026-10-18},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/physician-clinical-services-spending-us/united-states. Publisher attribution: Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}
RIS
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Questions
What is the physician and clinical services spending (US) in United States?
Physician and clinical services spending (US) in the United States was $1.11 trillion in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 8.1% from 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.
What was the highest physician and clinical services spending (US) in United States?
$1.11 trillion in 2024, the highest value since 1960 in this series.
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