TABLE 6.
Mean number of providers seen in 2011 by number of HCCs
No. of HCCs | Subjects | Mean no. of providers | SD | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1,642,618 | 3.50 | 3.74 | 0 | 90 |
1 | 1,091,932 | 5.38 | 4.48 | 0 | 101 |
2 | 633,884 | 6.74 | 5.33 | 0 | 104 |
3 | 346,879 | 8.00 | 6.18 | 0 | 101 |
4 | 406,325 | 10.55 | 8.31 | 0 | 225 |
Source: 20% sample of 2011 Medicare claims sample and the Carrier file. Providers include MDs, DOs, and RNs billing independently other than radiologists, anesthesiologists, and pathologists as identified from the provider specialty variable on the Carrier file. All differences are significant at the 0.0001 level.