Table 1a.
Physician and payment characteristics for all medical oncologists and urologists treating Medicare beneficiaries, by year
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $1–$999 | ≥$1000 | $0 | $1–$999 | ≥$1000 | |
| Specialty, n (%) | ||||||
| Medical oncology | 8,532 (68.3) | 3,859 (30.9) | 107 (0.9) | 9,163 (72.6) | 3,329 (26.4) | 123 (1.0) |
| Urology | 5,232 (54.7) | 4,222 (44.1) | 112 (1.2) | 5,065 (52.9) | 4,356 (45.5) | 157 (1.6) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 51.4 (12.2) | 52.4 (10.9) | 51.4 (9.3) | 51.5 (12.1) | 52.7 (11.0) | 52.7 (9.7) |
| Female, n (%) | 3,463 (74.5) | 1,178 (25.3) | 10 (0.2) | 3,777 (77.5) | 1,087 (22.3) | 12 (0.3) |
| Region of practice, n (%) | ||||||
| South | 4,083 (53.7) | 3,440 (45.3) | 80 (1.1) | 4,238 (55.4) | 3,307 (43.2) | 104 (1.4) |
| Northeast | 3,423 (66.6) | 1,660 (32.3) | 56 (1.1) | 3,556 (68.9) | 1,549 (30.0) | 57 (1.1) |
| Midwest | 3,259 (68.7) | 1,447 (30.5) | 39 (0.8) | 3,301 (69.2) | 1,413 (29.6) | 54 (1.1) |
| West | 2,887 (65.7) | 1,461 (33.3) | 44 (1.0) | 3,005 (67.9) | 1,357 (30.7) | 64 (1.5) |
| Median payment per physician, (IQR) | - | $66 ($26–$124) | $8,635 ($4,000–$20,091) | - | $69 ($28–$133) | $5,896 ($3,442–$16,862) |
| Medical oncology | - | $68 ($28–$120) | $8,517 ($4,491–$19,215) | - | $57 ($24–$110) | $5,162 ($3,935–$12,617) |
| Urology | - | $65 ($25–$127) | $8,676 ($3,680–$21,472) | - | $81 ($33–$154) | $7,141 ($3,381–$20,653) |
| Nature of payment, n (%) | ||||||
| Faculty, speaker | - | 0 (0.0) | 121 (100.0) | - | 0 (0.0) | 129 (100.0) |
| Consulting | - | 20 (18.5) | 88 (81.5) | - | 2 (1.3) | 148 (98.7) |
| Education | - | 1,446 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | 966 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Food and beverage | - | 6,610 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | 6,716 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Honoraria | - | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Travel and lodging | - | 5 (33.3) | 10 (66.7) | - | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range.