Table 6. Number and Ratio of Non-Federal Physicians Per 100,000 Medicare Enrollees by Specialty, by U.S. Census Region, 1975.
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| Region | Total | GP & FP | IM | CD | DER | GS | OLR | OPH | OR | U | A | P | R | |
| U.S. | 1637 | 237 | 220 | 29 | 19 | 134 | 24 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 55 | 48 | 48 | |
| Northeast | 1934 | 206 | 308 | 39 | 22 | 159 | 26 | 54 | 49 | 29 | 66 | 57 | 54 | |
| North Central | 1382 | 237 | 185 | 22 | 15 | 121 | 20 | 40 | 38 | 24 | 46 | 45 | 44 | |
| South | 1404 | 218 | 167 | 25 | 17 | 120 | 22 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 42 | 39 | 41 | |
| West | 2072 | 320 | 249 | 35 | 28 | 143 | 31 | 63 | 72 | 35 | 80 | 55 | 60 | |
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| U.S. | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Northeast | 1.18 | 0.87 | 1.40 | 1.34 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.08 | 1.13 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.13 | |
| North Central | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.92 | |
| South | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.85 | |
| West | 1.27 | 1.35 | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.47 | 1.07 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.50 | 1.25 | 1.45 | 1.15 | 1.25 | |
| Percent difference between highest and lowest region | 50 | 55 | 84 | 77 | 87 | 33 | 55 | 58 | 89 | 46 | 90 | 46 | 46 | |
Source: Number of physicians from “Physician Distribution and Medical Licensure in U.S., 1975,” American Medical Association 1976.