Clinician type
Acupuncturists
At a glance
- Practicing in the U.S.
- 33,630
- Per 100,000 residents
- 9.9
- Women
- 68%
- Median years since graduating
- 16
Who they are
- Women 68%
- Graduated 35 or more years ago 19%
- Offer telehealth 1%
- Accept Medicare’s approved amount 33%
Sex and credentials from NPPES. Graduation year, telehealth and Medicare assignment from Medicare Care Compare, which covers clinicians enrolled in Medicare.
Where they practice
What they do most for Medicare patients
- Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes 12,277
- Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions 8,995
- Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes 6,395
- Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes 5,984
- Therapy procedure using functional activities 3,356
- Electrical stimulation (unattended), to one or more areas for indication(s) other than wound care, as part of a therapy plan of care 2,640
- Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 1-2 spinal regions 2,500
- Application of ultrasound, each 15 minutes 2,034
- Application of electrical stimulation with therapist present, each 15 minutes 1,609
- Therapy procedure for walking training, each 15 minutes 1,297
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes 966
- Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 5 spinal regions 756
Services billed to traditional Medicare in 2023 (Physician and Other Practitioners data); drugs given in the office are left out.
What they prescribe most
- Levothyroxine Sodium (Euthyrox, Levo-T, Ermeza) 6.0%
- Atorvastatin Calcium (Atorvaliq, Lipitor) 5.4%
- Lisinopril (Qbrelis, Zestril) 4.5%
- Metformin Hcl (Glumetza, Metformin Er Gastric, Metformin Er Osmotic) 4.3%
- Gabapentin (Gralise, Neurontin) 4.3%
- Omeprazole 3.3%
- Tamsulosin Hcl (Flomax) 3.3%
- Albuterol Sulfate (Ventolin Hfa, Proair Digihaler, Proair Respiclick) 3.1%
- Amlodipine Besylate (Norliqva, Norvasc) 2.4%
- Metoprolol Succinate (Kapspargo Sprinkle, Toprol Xl) 2.4%
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl (Amrix) 2.3%
- Azithromycin (Azasite, Zithromax) 2.0%
- Diclofenac Sodium (Pennsaid) 1.7%
- Losartan Potassium (Cozaar) 1.7%
- Baclofen (Lioresal Intrathecal, Fleqsuvy, Gablofen) 1.6%
Share of this specialty’s Medicare Part D prescriptions in 2024, including refills. Select a drug to see which of these clinicians prescribe it most, and where.
Hospitals where the most work
- Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ 1 Acupuncturists at Raritan Bay Medical Center
- Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA 1 Acupuncturists at Confluence Health Hospital
Clinicians who list the hospital in Medicare Care Compare. The number opens the list of who works there.
Schools they graduated from most
- Los Angeles College of Chiropractic 6
- New York Chiropractic College 4
- Palmer College Chiropractic - West Sunnyvale 4
- Cleveland Chiropractic College - Los Angeles 3
- Life Chiropractic College - West 3
- Logan College of Chiropractic 3
- Northwestern College of Chiropractic 3
- National College of Chiropractic 2
- Pacific Medical College 2
- Mid West Medical College 1
From Medicare Care Compare (Medicare-enrolled clinicians only).
Industry payments
Drug and device makers reported $1,030 in general payments to 15 clinicians in Acupuncturists in 2025. See who received the most
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.
Sources: CMS NPPES (counts, sex, credentials), Medicare Care Compare (schools, graduation years, hospitals, telehealth), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023) and Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), ACGME program requirements (training length), OpenAlex (research), U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 (population).