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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: Clin J Pain. 2015 Sep;31(9):782–787. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000180

Table 1.

Comparison of Oregon licensees who have PDMP accounts through 12/31/13 and who prescribed in 2013 by discipline

Licensed Discipline Number who prescribed at least one CS II-IV* in 2013 Number with PDMP accounts by December, 2013 (% of those who prescribed any CS II-IV) Estimated total number of licensees†
Nurse Practitioners 1,887 945 (50.1) 2,600
Dentists 2,409 506 (21.0) 3,750
Osteopathic physicians 750 378 (50.4) 875
Medical Physicians (MD) 8,822 3,201 (36.3) 12,700
Naturopathic physicians 344 87 (25.3) 850
Physician Assistants 1,136 457 (40.2) 1,500
Optometrists 85 8 (9.4) 750
Totals 15,433 5,582 (36.2) 23,025
*

Controlled substance in FDA schedules II–IV

†

Estimates provided by individual professional licensing boards