Table 2.

Top 100 Recipients by Specialty, FY 06

	No. in Top 100	Value of Payments	% Overall Total	Average per Recipient	No. in VT
Physicians	77	U.S.$1,346,557.60	59.90	U.S.$17,487.76	1,730
Psychiatry	11	U.S.$502,612.02	22.36	U.S.$45,692.00	201
Endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism	5	U.S.$168,648.91	7.50	U.S.$33,729.78	12
Internal medicine	16	U.S.$150,209.70	6.68	U.S.$9,388.11	216
Neurology	5	U.S.$115,230.40	5.13	U.S.$23,046.08	14
Family practice	12	U.S.$71,069.02	3.16	U.S.$5,922.42	305
Oncology	3	U.S.$59,144.02	2.63	U.S.$19,714.67	43
Clinical europhysiology	1	U.S.$26,493.45	1.18	U.S.$26,493.45	5
Osteopathy	1	U.S.$46,642.74	2.08	U.S.$46,642.74	43
Pediatrics	4	U.S.$42,655.32	1.90	U.S.$10,663.83	159
Nephrology	1	U.S.$25,294.74	1.13	U.S.$25,294.74	10
Dermatology	2	U.S.$23,399.00	1.04	U.S.$11,699.50	24
Gastroenterology	1	U.S.$17,398.98	0.77	U.S.$17,398.98	24
Cardiovascular disease	2	U.S.$10,974.68	0.49	U.S.$5,487.34	48
Hematology	1	U.S.$10,121.71	0.45	U.S.$10,121.71	16
Allergy and immunology	1	U.S.$7,983.40	0.36	U.S.$7,983.40	8
Geriatrics	1	U.S.$6,481.11	0.29	U.S.$6,481.11	26
OB/GYN	1	U.S.$6,365.64	0.28	U.S.$6,365.64	72
Ionizing radiation privileges	9	U.S.$55,832.76	2.48	U.S.$6,203.64	N/A
Other recipients	23	U.S.$203,388.26	9.05	U.S.$57,491.31	N/A
RN/APRN	6	U.S.$54,620.85	2.43	U.S.$9,103.48	N/A
Hospitals	4	U.S.$34,791.02	1.55	U.S.$8,697.76	N/A
Colleges/universities	2	U.S.$25,537.57	1.14	U.S.$12,768.79	N/A
PA	3	U.S.$12,226.59	0.54	U.S.$4,075.53	N/A
Pharmacist	1	U.S.$5,126.60	0.23	U.S.$5,126.60	N/A
Other*	7	U.S.$71,085.63	3.16	U.S.$10,155.09	N/A
Total	100	U.S.$1,549,945.86	68.95	U.S.$15,032.82	5,608

^*Note. “Other” is unspecified in the Vermont Attorney General Report and may include physicians.

Sources: FY 06 Annual Report of the Vermont Attorney General and 2006 Vermont Department of Health Physician Survey Statistical Report.