Table 2.
Gastrointestinal Endoscopies Performed by Various Specialties in 5% Medicare Sample*
| Procedure | Family Practice | General Practice | General Internal Medicine | Generalists | Gastroenterology | General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Specialists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonoscopy(n = 57,221) | 6551.1 | 7371.3 | 3,0195.3 | 4,4117.7 | 41,75873 | 7,43413 | 3,6186.3 | 52,81092.3 |
| EGD(n = 62,469) | 5200.8 | 7641.2 | 4,1286.6 | 5,4128.7 | 50,96281.6 | 5,9679.6 | 1280.2 | 57,05791.3 |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy(n = 38,261) | 4,88612.8 | 8922.3 | 10,56627.6 | 16,34442.7 | 14,17737 | 3,3118.6 | 4,42911.6 | 21,91757.3 |
| Rigid sigmoidoscopy(n = 9,396) | 6967.4 | 3754 | 2,23623.8 | 3,30735.2 | 7558 | 2,00821.4 | 3,32635.4 | 6,08964.8 |
*
Top number in each cell represents the number of procedures performed. Bottom number represents the percentage of patients that had the procedure performed by that type of physician.