# Colorado dentists carry discipline records at nearly three times the rate of physicians

Published 2026-11-07 · By Pushbuild · Data: [State Professional Licenses API – License Lookup for 8 States](https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-professional-licenses.html)

**177.8 of every 1,000 Colorado dentist licenses carry a discipline record, against 64.4 for physicians.** Chiropractors (125.5) and pharmacists (100.1) also rank high.

| License type | Licenses | With discipline | Per 1,000 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dentist (DEN) | 16,042 | 2,852 | 177.8 |
| Shop Registration (REG) | 23,214 | 3,391 | 146.1 |
| Chiropractor (CHR) | 8,909 | 1,118 | 125.5 |
| Pharmacist (PHA) | 19,560 | 1,958 | 100.1 |
| Veterinarian (VET) | 14,058 | 1,068 | 76.0 |
| Barber (BAR) | 9,069 | 685 | 75.5 |
| Plumbing Contractor (PC) | 5,462 | 401 | 73.4 |
| Hair Stylist (HST) | 5,048 | 330 | 65.4 |
| Physician (DR) | 69,375 | 4,471 | 64.4 |
| Nail Technician (MAN) | 26,142 | 1,672 | 64.0 |
| Certified Public Accountant (CPA) | 39,604 | 2,494 | 63.0 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (PN) | 50,847 | 3,194 | 62.8 |

## Caveats

Colorado DORA records, any discipline action including stipulations, over the license's life. Other states record discipline differently and are not compared.

## Sources

- State Professional Licenses API – License Lookup for 8 States: the primary sources are listed on the [API page](https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-professional-licenses.html), read on 2026-11-07

Data as of 2026-11-07. Every figure in this post is in the table above and the CSV below.

Download the data behind this post: [b2-licenses-discipline-rate-by-type.csv](https://pushbuild.com/apis/analysis/data/b2-licenses-discipline-rate-by-type.csv)

## Get this data

Every number in this post comes from the [State Professional Licenses API – License Lookup for 8 States](https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-professional-licenses.html). $0.0008 per row returned; every key gets $1 of free usage each month.

```
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/state-professional-licenses/run \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"states": ["CO"], "licenseType": "Electrician", "maxItems": 20}'
```

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As of 2026-11-07. Source: https://pushbuild.com/apis/analysis/colorado-license-discipline-rates/