Table 5.
Opioid Prescribing Doctor
| Physician Type | Total Reported (Percenta) |
| Primary care doctor (family medicine or internal medicine doctor) | 55 (48.2%) |
| Orthopaedic surgeon | 45 (39.5%) |
| Pain management specialist | 21 (18.4%) |
| Other type of doctor (emergency medicine or leftover from previous surgery) | 10 (8.8%) |
| Rheumatologist | 7 (6.1%) |
| Primary care sports medicine doctor | 3 (2.6%) |
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Percent totals to more than 100% because patients could report more than one prescribing doctor. One hundred fourteen patients answered this question when surveyed and percentages are of total.