Analysis
NAICS 621391 is the 2022 national industry for offices of podiatrists, part of 62139 (Offices of All Other Health Practitioners). Census lists 5 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 7,523 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 35,977 people at an average annual payroll of $56,752 per employee (27th percentile of national industries). 63% 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 All Other Health Practitioners, with 17.2% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include doctors of podiatry (DPs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics), DPs' (doctors of podiatry) offices (e.g., centers, clinics), foot specialists' (podiatry) offices (e.g., centers… and podiatrists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics), among 5 in all.
For example, the independent practice of orthotics or prosthetics are classified in 621399 (Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners) instead.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 5% and employment rose 0%. 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.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of D.P.M. (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine) primarily engaged in the independent practice of podiatry. These practitioners diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the foot and 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 |
|---|---|
| The independent practice of orthotics or prosthetics | 621399 Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners |
Index entries (5)
- Doctors of podiatry (DPs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- DPs' (doctors of podiatry) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Foot specialists' (podiatry) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Podiatrists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Popopediatricians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)