J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2021 Apr 10;44(3):177–185

Table 2.

Supply of Medicare-Active Spinal Manipulation Providers by State, 2015

State Beneficiaries DCs
Others
Providers Supply Providers Supply

Alabama 1,016,949 486 47.79 4 0.39

Alaska 88,948 171 192.25 2 2.25

Arizona 1,189,915 966 81.18 24 2.02

Arkansas 624,250 338 54.14 4 0.64

California 5,936,486 4130 69.57 78 1.31

Colorado 827,434 836 101.04 69 8.34

Connecticut 661,995 480 72.51 16 2.42

Delaware 189,423 150 79.19 5 2.64

District of Columbia 93,246 19 20.38 2 2.14

Florida 4,218,639 2555 60.56 55 1.30

Georgia 1,599,959 1064 66.50 38 2.38

Hawaii 257,104 92 35.78 0 0

Idaho 296,077 339 114.50 7 2.36

Illinois 2,174,326 2514 115.62 110 5.06

Indiana 1,211,534 769 63.47 45 3.71

Iowa 601,736 1224 203.41 10 1.66

Kansas 513,035 803 156.52 9 1.75

Kentucky 906,177 580 64.01 34 3.75

Louisiana 835,766 356 42.60 12 1.44

Maine 321,435 260 80.89 6 1.87

Maryland 980,897 477 48.63 21 2.14

Massachusetts 1,280,760 995 77.69 27 2.11

Michigan 1,992,652 2019 101.32 13 0.65

Minnesota 958,990 1755 183.01 47 4.90

Mississippi 588,941 196 33.28 3 0.51

Missouri 1,194,272 1166 97.63 19 1.59

Montana 211,684 284 134.16 0 0

Nebraska 330,456 506 153.12 5 1.51

Nevada 476,969 222 46.54 9 1.89

New Hampshire 279,842 243 86.83 7 2.5

New Jersey 1,569,083 1826 116.37 106 6.76

New Mexico 391,667 192 49.02 8 2.04

New York 3,511,874 2264 64.47 103 2.93

North Carolina 1,857,555 1053 56.69 47 2.53

North Dakota 125,146 325 259.70 1 0.80

Ohio 2,267,559 1571 69.28 80 3.53

Oklahoma 714,486 522 73.06 21 2.94

Oregon 793,178 655 82.58 2 0.25

Pennsylvania 2,663,207 2443 91.73 78 2.93

Rhode Island 213,553 129 60.41 3 1.40

South Carolina 988,002 691 69.94 58 5.87

South Dakota 164,153 328 199.81 1 0.61

Tennessee 1,298,664 708 54.52 27 2.08

Texas 3,831,638 2040 53.24 89 2.32

Utah 363,367 379 104.3 3 0.83

Vermont 138,049 151 109.38 4 2.90

Virginia 1,418,294 779 54.93 54 3.81

Washington 1,252,474 1581 126.23 8 0.64

West Virginia 437,410 177 40.47 14 3.20

Wisconsin 1,104,215 1631 147.71 53 4.80

Wyoming 100,242 103 102.75 0 0

All providers included had at least 2 claims for spinal manipulation in a given year.

Beneficiaries, Medicare enrollees;

DCs, doctors of chiropractic; others, providers other than chiropractors;

supply, count of providers per 100 000 beneficiaries.