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. 2021 Jul-Aug;19(4):351–355. doi: 10.1370/afm.2679

Table 1.

Medicare Part B Fee-For-Service Billable Services and Vaccinations by Provider Type, 2017

Total Number of Services Unique Providers Vaccination Unique Vaccine Providers
Provider Type n % n % n % n %
Mass immunizer 15,476,697 0.6 40,246 3.9 15,474,448 45.2 40,242 26.7
Centralized flu 6,382,129 0.3 9,793 1.0 6,382,129 18.6 9,793 6.5
Mass immunizer roster biller 8,979,771 0.4 30,144 2.9 8,978,511 26.2 30,142 20.0
Pharmacy 7,484 0.0 29 0.0 6,564 0.0 27 0.0
Public health or welfare agency 107,313 0.0 280 0.0 107,244 0.3 280 0.2
Primary care physician 315,693,224 13.1 183,475 17.8 15,834,619 46.2 77,627 51.4
Family practice 122,477,653 5.1 81,809 7.9 7,704,970 22.5 41,777 27.7
General practice 6,989,241 0.3 4,943 0.5 198,196 0.6 1,264 0.8
Geriatric medicine 2,442,902 0.1 1,811 0.2 87,031 0.3 478 0.3
Internal medicine 183,783,428 7.6 94,912 9.2 7,844,422 22.9 34,108 22.6
NP/PA/CCNS 102,676,780 4.3 171,180 16.6 1,592,519 4.7 20,861 13.8
Certified clinical nurse specialist 949,837 0.0 1,979 0.2 3,897 0.0 40 0.0
Nurse practitioner 63,649,600 2.6 104,098 10.1 1,198,546 3.5 15,391 10.2
Physician assistant 38,077,343 1.6 65,103 6.3 390,076 1.1 5,430 3.6
Clinical laboratory 314,641,419 13.1 2,838 0.3 126 0.0 3 0.0
Other 1,662,710,608 69.0 635,172 61.5 1,364,870 4.0 12,161 8.1
Total 2,411,198,729   100 1,032,911 100 34,266,581 100 150,894 100

CCNS = certified clinical nurse specialist; NP = nurse practitioner; PA = physician assistant.

Note: Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Physician and Other Supplier Public Use, 2017; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Provider Payment Enumeration System, August 2017 Quarter 3 Update.