Exhibit 2. Physicians with More Than 90% of their Charges from Inpatient Settings, by Selected Specialties, 2011.
| MDs with >90% of charges inpatient | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary specialty | # of MDs | # | % |
| Primary Care | 194,566 | 25,787 | 13 |
| Internal medicine | 95,170 | 20,849 | 22 |
| Family practice | 81,604 | 2,874 | 4 |
| Pediatric medicine | 8,006 | 1,521 | 19 |
| General practice | 6,527 | 210 | 3 |
| Other | 3,259 | 333 | 10 |
| Medical Specialties | 103,801 | 5,744 | 6 |
| Cardiology | 22,330 | 564 | 3 |
| Neurology | 12,947 | 805 | 6 |
| Gastroenterology | 12,183 | 229 | 2 |
| Dermatology | 10,492 | 12 | 0 |
| Pulmonary disease | 8,712 | 1,180 | 14 |
| Hematology/oncology | 7,561 | 238 | 3 |
| Nephrology | 7,387 | 381 | 5 |
| Infectious disease | 4,924 | 1,962 | 40 |
| Other | 17,265 | 373 | 2 |
| OB-GYN | 32,153 | 637 | 2 |
NOTE: Primary care includes hospitalists.
SOURCE: Authors’ analysis of Medicare administrative data.