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Reproducible by design
Every figure traces to its federal source.
14-tuple provenance
Every rendered fact ties to a source URL, dataset ID, snapshot date, row key, and SHA-256 — the full chain-of-custody record.
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Each study ships the exact query behind its figures, run against the cited federal snapshot. Re-run it yourself.
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Published counts are reconciled against the upstream federal datasets on a daily cadence, with drift logged.
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The substrate, by the numbers
2.04 active plastic surgeons per 100,000 residents — ranked 14 of 51 U.S. states + DC.
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Arizona has 155 active plastic surgeons (2.04 per 100,000 residents) — ranked 14 of 51 U.S. states + DC. Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry + U.S. Census Bureau, snapshot 2026-05-07. Threshold for "underserved" in the parent study: 1 per 100,000. Citation: Fonteum Research, /research/plastic-surgery-supply-by-state-2026.