TABLE 1.

Mix of Services & Mean Allowed Amounts for Beneficiaries Attributed to PCNPs and PCMDs

	PCNP (N=85,820)				PCMD (N=382,124)
Service Category	Total Service Units	Units of Service Per Beneficiary	Mean Allowed Amount Per Unit	Mean Expected Allowed Amount Per Unit	Total Service Units	Units of Service Per Beneficiary	Mean Allowed Amount Per Unit	Mean Expected Allowed Amount Per Unit
Durable medical equipment	3172	0.04	$121	$47	19,885	0.05	$96	$44
Standard imaging	343,865	4.01	$44	$56	2,046,006	5.35	$43	$47
Advanced imaging	64,426	0.75	$110	$125	425,765	1.11	$119	$117
Office visit	493,113	5.75	$57	$88	3,437,565	9.00	$62	$78
Home visit	32,553	0.38	$94	$143	43,873	0.11	$95	$130
Specialist visit	170,732	1.99	$60	$80	733,543	1.92	$71	$80
Consultation	7	0.00	$158	$315	68	0.00	$114	$127
Other OP visit	680,470	7.93	$93	$117	2,921,426	7.65	$118	$122
General services	195,036	2.27	$207	$171	1,109,755	2.90	$193	$145
Anesthesia	24,271	0.28	$176	$152	169,362	0.44	$185	$147
Major procedures	29,721	0.35	$608	$436	210,229	0.55	$624	$433
Minor procedures	240,171	2.80	$76	$74	1,473,579	3.86	$84	$69
Endoscopy, oncology, and dialysis	42,184	0.49	$221	$180	289,985	0.76	$233	$172
Ordinary lab test	885,387	10.32	$22	$31	4,184,198	10.95	$24	$28
Other lab test	112,991	1.32	$40	$49	834,901	2.18	$41	$42
Other Medicare	119,575	1.39	$14	$21	314,275	0.82	$18	$24

PCMD indicates primary care physicians; PCNP, primary care nurse practitioners.