{"title":"Med Spa Injector Credential Statistics 2026","url":"https://medspastandard.com/statistics/med-spa-credentials/","snapshot":"2026-10-30","source":"MedSpaStandard directory snapshot 2026-10-30 (https://medspastandard.com/statistics/med-spa-credentials/)","numbers":[{"id":"with_team","label":"name their clinical team","value":17497,"display":"17,497","kind":"count","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"national","statement":"17,497 of the 53,215 US med spas in the MedSpaStandard directory name at least one clinician with a credential on their website, as of October 2026."},{"id":"c_physician","label":"Physician (MD or DO)","value":56.83,"display":"57%","kind":"share","n":9943,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"57% of med spas that name their team list a physician (MD or DO), according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"c_np","label":"Nurse practitioner","value":41.77,"display":"42%","kind":"share","n":7308,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"42% of med spas that name their team list a nurse practitioner, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"c_pa","label":"Physician assistant","value":18.72,"display":"19%","kind":"share","n":3276,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"19% of med spas that name their team list a physician assistant, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"c_rn","label":"Registered nurse","value":30.94,"display":"31%","kind":"share","n":5414,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"31% of med spas that name their team list a registered nurse, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"c_esthetician","label":"Licensed esthetician","value":4.89,"display":"4.9%","kind":"share","n":855,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"4.9% of med spas that name their team list a licensed esthetician, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"np_pa_no_md","label":"NP or PA, no physician","value":31.83,"display":"32%","kind":"share","n":5570,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"32% of US med spas that name their clinical team name a nurse practitioner or physician assistant but no physician, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"rn_only","label":"RNs only","value":10.65,"display":"11%","kind":"share","n":1864,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"11% of US med spas that name their clinical team name registered nurses as their only medical clinicians, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"inj_botox","label":"Botox","value":56.1,"display":"56%","kind":"share","n":9062,"denominator":16154,"scope":"national","statement":"56% of Botox providers that name their team list a physician, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"inj_dermal-fillers","label":"Dermal fillers","value":56.35,"display":"56%","kind":"share","n":8803,"denominator":15622,"scope":"national","statement":"56% of dermal fillers providers that name their team list a physician, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"inj_lip-filler","label":"Lip filler","value":51.31,"display":"51%","kind":"share","n":5166,"denominator":10068,"scope":"national","statement":"51% of lip filler providers that name their team list a physician, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"inj_kybella","label":"Kybella","value":58.89,"display":"59%","kind":"share","n":3265,"denominator":5544,"scope":"national","statement":"59% of Kybella providers that name their team list a physician, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"inj_sculptra","label":"Sculptra","value":53.04,"display":"53%","kind":"share","n":4282,"denominator":8073,"scope":"national","statement":"53% of Sculptra providers that name their team list a physician, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."}],"table":{"title":"Clinicians named on med spa websites","head":["Credential","Med spas","Share of spas naming a team"],"rows":[["Physician (MD or DO)","9,943","57%"],["Nurse practitioner","7,308","42%"],["Physician assistant","3,276","19%"],["Registered nurse","5,414","31%"],["Licensed esthetician","855","4.9%"],["NP or PA, no physician","5,570","32%"],["RNs only","1,864","11%"]]},"caveats":["Credentials count only clinicians a spa names with a credential (MD, DO, NP, PA, RN) on its own website, so spas that leave their team off their website are left out of those shares.","We count credentials as written on the website without verifying licenses; check any provider with your state board."]}