Table 4. Number of Medical Offices by Specialty

2010 Preliminary Comparative Results

SpecialtyNumber of Medical OfficesSpecialtyNumber of Medical Offices
Allergy/immunology15Neurology11
Anesthesiology2Nuclear medicine2
Cardiology22OB/GYN or GYN63
Child and adolescent psychiatry6Ophthalmology15
Dermatology11Orthopedics23
Diagnostic radiology8Otolaryngology12
Emergency medicine7Pathology anatomic/clinical1
Endocrinology/metabolism22Pediatrics95
Family practice/family medicine291Physical medicine and rehabilitation9
Forensic pathology1Psychiatry26
Gastroenterology11Public health and rehabilitation2
General practice16Pulmonary medicine9
General preventive medicine7Radiology6
General surgery21Rheumatology11
Geriatrics14Surgery (all)11
Hematology/oncology12Urology12
Internal medicine102Vascular medicine3
Medical genetics2Other specialty47
Nephrology9  

Note: The total number of medical offices will not necessarily sum to 470 as some medical offices may categorize themselves as more than one type of specialty.

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Page last reviewed November 2010
Internet Citation: Table 4. Number of Medical Offices by Specialty: 2010 Preliminary Comparative Results. November 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2010/moreslttab4.html