Table 3.
Average number of ICD diagnosis codes per physician in physician claims by payment program, 3-month period, January-March 2011
| Specialty | Fee-for-service | Alternative payment program | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average claims | Mean | Median | IQR* | Average claims | Mean | Median | IQR | |
| Overall | 1,184 | 88 | 73 | 22-143 | 438 | 44 | 28 | 17-54 |
| Family medicine | 1,382 | 124 | 124 | 74-173 | 586 | 88 | 75 | 47-129 |
| Internal medicine | 900 | 37 | 29 | 17-51 | 431 | 26 | 22 | 15-35 |
| Neurology | 599 | 33 | 34 | 14-50 | 323 | 23 | 23 | 16-31 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 1,145 | 38 | 37 | 20-51 | 436 | 32 | 16 | 15-52 |
| Pediatrics | 681 | 54 | 52 | 12-86 | 296 | 35 | 25 | 16-44 |
| Psychiatry | 917 | 11 | 10 | 6-13 | 394 | 11 | 9 | 5-19 |
| Radiology | 131 | 12 | 8 | 5-14 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Surgery | 756 | 36 | 34 | 23-47 | 383 | 28 | 25 | 20-32 |
| Others | 1,531 | 79 | 72 | 21-137 | 488 | 42 | 23 | 17-48 |
*Inter-quartile range.