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Pennsylvania and Texas placed more physicians in 2005 than any other states, according to the MGMA Physician Placement Starting Salary Survey (PPSSS), 2006 reported, based on 2005 data. Six states-those two plus Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and California-accounted for roughly 42% of all placements reported in 2005.