Table 2. Highest and Lowest Percentage of 933 Million Telemedicine Visits Across Specialties From 2018 to 2020a.
| Rank | Specialty | No. of quarterly visits in thousands (% of telemedicine visits) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2018/2019) | (2020) | ||
| First | Psychiatry | 482.5 (3.6) | 7259.1 (61.7) |
| Second | Gastroenterology | 40.1 (0.8) | 1525.9 (35.1) |
| Third | Neurology | 65.1 (1.1) | 1700.0 (31.3) |
| Fourth | Cardiology | 38.6 (0.4) | 1979.1 (26.1) |
| Fifth | Primary care | 1159.0 (0.5) | 23 125.2 (19.9) |
| 24th | General surgery | 8.7 (0.1) | 267.3 (5.3) |
| 25th | All other surgery | 40.0 (0.3) | 295.8 (4.6) |
| 26th | Orthopedic surgery | 36.0 (0.3) | 295.9 (3.4) |
| 27th | Ophthalmology | 23.4 (0.2) | 193.4 (2.2) |
| 28th | Podiatry | 15.0 (0.13) | 156.3 (1.7) |
| All visits | 23 033.0 (1.0) | 42 925.2 (18.4) | |
a
Top-ranking specialties were limited to major specialties with at least 3% of the volume of telemedicine visits. Source: IQVIA National Disease and Therapeutic Index, 2018 to 2019.