Table 1.
Physician demographics (n=212,933).
| Characteristics | Values | |
| Physician specialty group, n (%) |
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Medical specialties | 128,678 (60.43) |
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Allied health providers | 11,724 (5.51) |
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Surgical specialties | 72,531 (34.06) |
| Geographical region, n (%) |
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Midwest | 44,069 (20.72) |
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Northeast | 45,616 (21.45) |
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South | 80,751 (37.96) |
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West | 42,265 (19.87) |
| Year of graduation, n (%) |
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1945-1954 | 57 (0.03) |
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1955-1964 | 1579 (0.74) |
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1965-1974 | 1,3475 (6.33) |
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1975-1984 | 47,738 (22.42) |
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1985-1994 | 64,498 (30.29) |
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1995-2004 | 61,338 (28.81) |
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2005-2014 | 20,349 (9.56) |
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2015-2016 | 61 (0.03) |
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Unknown | 3838 (1.80) |
| Overall patient satisfaction, median (IQR) | 4.10 (3.40, 4.60) | |
| Physician-based subdomains, median (IQR) |
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Trust (level of trust in provider’s decision) | 4.20 (3.60, 4.60) |
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Explains (how well provider explains medical conditions) | 4.20 (3.60, 4.60) |
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Listens (how well provider listens and answers questions) | 4.20 (3.60, 4.60) |
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Time (spends appropriate amount of time with patients) | 4.20 (3.60, 4.60) |
| Office-based subdomains, median (IQR) |
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Scheduling (ease of scheduling urgent appointments) | 4.20 (3.60, 4.60) |
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Cleanliness (office environment, cleanliness, comfort) | 4.30 (3.90, 4.70) |
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Staff (staff friendliness and courteousness) | 4.20 (3.70, 4.60) |
| Total wait time in minutes, n (%) |
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<10 | 31,177 (14.64) |
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10-15 | 113,517 (53.31) |
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16-30 | 54,412 (25.55) |
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31-45 | 12,907 (6.06) |
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Over 45 | 908 (0.43) |
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Unknown | 12 (0.01) |