Table 5. U.S. Census Regions Ranked According to Number of Reimbursed Aged Persons Per 1,000 Enrolled in Medicare, and Percent Difference in Range between the Highest and Lowest Region, by Specialty, 1977.
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| NE | NC | South | West | ||
| All Specialties | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| General Practice (GP) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 56 |
| Family Practice (FP) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 81 |
| Internal Medicine (IM) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 43 |
| Cardiovascular Disease (CD) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 79 |
| Dermatology (DER) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 164 |
| General Surgery (GS) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Oto/Laryn/Rhin (OLR) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 117 |
| Ophthalmology (OPH) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 99 |
| Orthopedic Surgery (ORS) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 62 |
| Urology (U) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
| Anesthesiology (AN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 74 |
| Pathology (P) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 344 |
| Radiology (R) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| Chiropractic (CH) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 175 |
| Podiatry (POD) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 231 |
| Multi-Specialty Group (M) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 197 |