Table 3.
Number and distribution of ratings according to medical specialty.
| Medical specialty | Rated physicians in absolute terms (%) | Number of physicians in Germanya | Rated physicians in relative terms (%) |
| Orthopedist | 3677 (6.9) | 6206 | 59.2 |
| Dermatologist (incl venereologist) | 2445 (4.6) | 4154 | 58.9 |
| Gynecologist | 6410 (12.0) | 11,256 | 56.9 |
| Oral maxillo-facial surgeon | 634 (1.2) | 1,122 | 56.5 |
| Neurosurgeon | 337 (0.6) | 608 | 55.4 |
| ENT specialist, otorhinolaryngologist | 2304 (4.3) | 4301 | 53.6 |
| Urologist | 1545 (2.9) | 3030 | 51.0 |
| Neurologist/Psychiatrist | 2685 (5.0) | 5775 | 46.5 |
| Pediatrician | 2957 (5.5) | 6866 | 43.1 |
| Medical practitioner without specialization | 1697 (3.2) | 4252 | 39.9 |
| Ophthalmologist | 2253 (4.2) | 5796 | 38.9 |
| Internist | 8709 (16.3) | 23,198 | 37.5 |
| Family physician/General practitioner | 13,466 (25.1) | 36,196 | 37.2 |
| Nuclear medicine | 136 (0.3) | 698 | 19.5 |
| Child and youth psychotherapist | 166 (0.3) | 922 | 18.0 |
| Others | 3432 (6.4) | 23,561b,c | 14.6 |
| Radiologist (incl radiotherapist) | 421 (0.8) | 4,029 | 10.4 |
| Anesthetist | 298 (0.6) | 3796 | 7.9 |
| Laboratory specialist | 13 (0.0) | 623 | 2.1 |
| Total | 53,585 (100.0) | 146,389 | 36.6 |