Table I.
Practitioner types
| Grouping | Specialty as recorded in Medicare database |
|---|---|
| APP | Certified clinical nurse specialist |
| Certified registered nurse anesthetist | |
| Nurse practitioner | |
| Physician assistant | |
| Anesthesiologist assistant | |
| Cardiologist | Cardiac electrophysiology |
| Cardiology | |
| Noninterventionalist | Anesthesiology |
| Critical care (intensivists) | |
| Dermatology | |
| Family practice | |
| General practice | |
| Internal medicine | |
| Obstetrics/gynecology | |
| Osteopathic manipulative medicine | |
| Pain management | |
| Pathology | |
| Pediatric medicine | |
| Physical medicine and rehabilitation | |
| Preventative medicine | |
| Podiatry | |
| Gynecological/oncology | |
| Sports medicine | |
| Physical therapist | |
| Radiologist | Diagnostic radiology |
| Interventional radiology | |
| Surgeon, other | Cardiac surgery |
| General surgery | |
| Orthopedic surgery | |
| Plastic and reconstructive surgery | |
| Hand surgery | |
| Vascular surgeon | Peripheral vascular specialist |
| Vascular surgery |