Table 1.

Physicians and their Practice and Patient Characteristics, n=382

Characteristic	TOTAL (N=382)
Physician Race, %(n)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1% (5)
Asian	9% (35)
African American	5% (19)
Pacific Islander	< 1% (1)
White	76% (291)
Others	6% (21)
Physician Hispanic ethnicity, %(n)	4% (15)
Physician male gender, %(n)	74% (283)
Physician certified addiction training, %(n)	28% (104)
Specialty (not mutually exclusive)
Internal Medicine, %(n)	19% (74)
Family practice, %(n)	34% (131)
HIV/ID, % (n)	4% (15)
Addiction medicine, %(n)	25% (97)
Psychiatry, %(n)	32% (123)
Percent of time on patient treatment, mean (SD)	81%(22.5)
Years since graduation, mean (SD)	24.3 (11.1)
Years prescribing buprenorphine, %(n)
≤ 3 Years	72% (273)
> 3 Years	28% (106)
Urban setting, %(n)	56% (216)
Addiction setting, %(n)	22% (83)
Treated >50 buprenorphine patients, %(n)	40% (149)
Percent of patients male, mean (SD)	61% (25)
Percent of patients white, mean (SD)	79% (27)
Percent of patients Hispanic, mean (SD)	8% (16)
Percent of patients age 18–40 years, mean (SD)	62% (28)
Percent uninsured, mean (SD)	18% (27)
Percent using prescription opioids, mean (SD)	64% (30)
Percent using intravenous heroin, mean (SD)	21% (26)