EXHIBIT 2.
Characteristics of opioid prescribers and numbers of days opioids were prescribed in the study sample, 2013–16
| Prescriber characteristics | Percent |
|---|---|
| Female | 37 |
| Specialty | |
| General medicine | 45 |
| Othera | 41 |
| Oncology | 5 |
| Surgery | 5 |
| Emergency medicine | 2 |
| Behavioral health | 2 |
| Anesthesiology | <1 |
| Dentistry | <1 |
| Credential | |
| MD | 84 |
| DO | 4 |
| Registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant | 7 |
| Other | 4 |
| DDS | <1 |
| Census region | |
| Midwest | 27.05 |
| Northeast | 29.01 |
| South | 23.96 |
| West | 19.98 |
| Mean days opioids prescribed, per prescriber-year | Number (SD) |
| All opioids | 1,323 (2,949) |
| Generic opioids | 1,277 (2,849) |
| Brand-name and not marketed opioids | 7 (76) |
| Brand-name and marketed opioids | 39 (190) |
source Authors’ analysis of data for 2013–16 from the Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File.
notes There were 47,190 prescribers and 188,644 prescriber-years. SD is standard deviation.
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Includes immunology, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology, infectious disease, nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, physical medicine, podiatry, pulmonary disease, rheumatology, and urology.