Table 7.
Percentage of Physicians With Matching Specialty Designation Across Data Files
| NPPES-AMA matching cases | NPPES-SK&Aa matching cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match on NPI | Match on specialty | Match on NPI | Match on specialty | |
| N | % (N) | N | % (N) | |
| Total | 2494 | 80 % (1992) | 1821 | 91 % (1659) |
| Family Medicine | 409 | 87 % (357) | 311 | 92 % (285) |
| Internal Medicine | 422 | 78 % (331) | 258 | 81 % (210) |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 413 | 86 % (357) | 353 | 94 % (331) |
| Pediatrics | 430 | 80 % (346) | 288 | 89 % (256) |
| Radiology | 408 | 67 % (275) | 252 | 95 % (239) |
| Cardiology | 412 | 79 % (326) | 359 | 94 % (338) |
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