Analysis
NAICS 621112 is the 2022 national industry for offices of physicians, mental health specialists, part of 62111 (Offices of Physicians). Census lists 10 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 23% and employment rose 59%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
County Business Patterns counts 13,449 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 65,638 people at an average annual payroll of $75,114 per employee (62nd percentile of national industries). 80% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Offices of Physicians, with 6.2% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs), mental health…, DOs' (doctors of osteopathic medicine), mental health…, MDs' (medical doctors), mental health, offices (e.g.… and medical doctors' (MDs), mental health, offices (e.g.…, among 10 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 621330, 621420 and 6241. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) primarily engaged in the independent practice of psychiatry or psychoanalysis. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Establishments of independent mental health practitioners (except physicians) | 621330 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) |
| Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers | 621420 Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers |
| Providing nonresidential counseling services for substance abuse, mental health, suicide intervention, and other crisis intervention social services to children and youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and all other individuals and families | 6241 Individual and Family Services |
Index entries (10)
- Doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs), mental health, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- DOs' (doctors of osteopathic medicine), mental health, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- MDs' (medical doctors), mental health, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Medical doctors' (MDs), mental health, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Mental health physicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pediatricians', mental health, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physicians', mental health, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Psychiatrists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Psychoanalysts' (MDs or DOs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Psychotherapists' (MDs or DOs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)