Table 1. Number of Psychiatrists and PMHNPs Who Billed or Prescribed for 11 or More Medicare Beneficiaries per Year From 2013 to 2019.
| Year | No. in NPPES file | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billed traditional Medicare for professional services | Part D prescriber | Billed Medicare for professional services or was a Part D prescriber | ||
| Psychiatrists | ||||
| 2013 | 51 166 | 22 213 (43.4) | 28 972 (56.6) | 31 057 (60.7) |
| 2014 | 52 370 | 22 324 (42.6) | 29 430 (56.2) | 31 492 (60.1) |
| 2015 | 53 393 | 22 286 (41.7) | 29 552 (55.3) | 31 669 (59.3) |
| 2016 | 54 570 | 22 374 (41.0) | 29 523 (54.1) | 31 814 (58.3) |
| 2017 | 55 432 | 22 189 (40.0) | 29 153 (52.6) | 31 607 (57.0) |
| 2018 | 57 131 | 22 278 (39.0) | 29 358 (51.4) | 31 944 (55.9) |
| 2019 | 58 814 | 22 419 (38.1) | 29 711 (50.5) | 32 420 (55.1) |
| Change 2013-2019, % | 14.9 | 0.9 (–12.2) | 2.6 (–10.8) | 4.4 (–9.2) |
| PMHNPs | ||||
| 2013 | 7132 | 3179 (44.6) | 4121 (57.8) | 4455 (62.5) |
| 2014 | 8123 | 3677 (45.3) | 4775 (58.8) | 5122 (63.1) |
| 2015 | 9134 | 4232 (46.3) | 5501 (60.2) | 5844 (64.0) |
| 2016 | 10 423 | 4842 (46.5) | 6176 (59.3) | 6605 (63.4) |
| 2017 | 11 711 | 5488 (46.9) | 7110 (60.7) | 7539 (64.4) |
| 2018 | 13 842 | 6397 (46.2) | 8385 (60.6) | 8863 (64.0) |
| 2019 | 16 698 | 7505 (44.9) | 9917 (59.4) | 10 522 (63.0) |
| Change 2013-2019, % | 134.1 | 136.1 (0.8) | 140.6 (2.8) | 136.2 (0.9) |
Abbreviations: NPPES, National Plan & Provider Enumeration System, PMHNP, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.