The third article of the CEDBR healthcare series is about physicians and physician assistants. Employment, location quotient, and average annual wages are analyzed for four specific occupations: family and general practitioners; general internists; physicians and surgeons, all other specialties; and physician assistants. For comparison, data is provided for metropolitan areas in Kansas, the Midwest region, and a group of four metropolitan areas that most closely resemble Wichita in population, demographics and industrial mix. These are Akron, Ohio; Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Mich.; Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, S.C.; and Lancaster, Pa.