Table 4. Number of Aged Persons Reimbursed Per 1,000 Enrolled in Medicare, by Specialty, U.S., 1975 and 1977.
| Specialty | Number of Persons Per 1,000 Enrolled | |
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| 1975 | 1977 | |
| All Specialties | 492 | 523 |
| General Practice (GP) | 219 | 189 |
| Family Practice (FP) | 27 | 52 |
| Internal Medicine (IM) | 217 | 228 |
| Cardiovascular Disease (CD) | 31 | 33 |
| Dermatology (DER) | 31 | 35 |
| General Surgery (GS) | 95 | 92 |
| Oto/Laryn/Rhin (OLR) | 32 | 33 |
| Ophthalmology (OPH) | 94 | 106 |
| Orthopedic Surgery (ORS) | 44 | 46 |
| Urology (U) | 45 | 47 |
| Anesthesiology (AN) | 50 | 53 |
| Pathology (P) | 22 | 23 |
| Radiology (R) | 133 | 155 |
| Chiropractic (CH) | 10 | 11 |
| Podiatry (POD) | 39 | 46 |
| Multi-Specialty Group (M) | 57 | 59 |