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Specialty Prescriptions Prescribers Share
Family Medicine 10,193,252 62,196 20.1% Nurse Practitioners 9,474,481 66,663 18.6% Pain Medicine 7,034,418 5,914 13.8% Internal Medicine 6,746,796 44,864 13.3% Physician Assistants 5,794,741 45,654 11.4% Orthopedic Surgery 1,582,176 11,910 3.1% Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) 1,478,282 3,693 2.9% Emergency Medicine 827,729 22,901 1.6% Anesthesiology 715,290 986 1.4% Rheumatology 608,115 3,053 1.2% General Surgery 552,374 11,228 1.1% Hematology & Oncology 468,781 5,363 0.9% Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons 427,975 4,052 0.8% Dentists (general) 368,675 10,790 0.7% General Practice 351,889 2,510 0.7% Geriatric Medicine 348,663 2,197 0.7% Sports Medicine 343,332 2,861 0.7% Neurology 322,395 2,760 0.6% Urology 307,947 5,326 0.6% Hospice & Palliative Medicine 260,839 1,211 0.5% Podiatrists 208,385 5,250 0.4% Hospitalist 183,437 4,768 0.4% Hand Surgery 182,569 1,964 0.4% Neurosurgery 165,401 1,847 0.3% Spine Surgery 160,636 1,154 0.3% Medical Oncology 157,582 1,934 0.3% Joint Replacement Surgery 152,872 809 0.3% ENT (Otolaryngology) 108,251 3,498 0.2% Periodontists 84,436 1,330 0.2% Addiction Medicine 79,558 247 0.2% Plastic Surgery 77,084 2,296 0.2% Nephrology (Kidney) 63,461 1,113 0.1% Vascular Surgery 63,267 1,438 0.1% Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners 55,079 447 0.1% Cardiology 53,419 744 0.1% Pulmonology 47,410 666 0.1% OB-GYN (Obstetrics & Gynecology) 45,453 1,706 0.1% Pediatrics 44,123 396 0.1% Infectious Disease 41,970 651 0.1% Ophthalmology 41,202 691 0.1% Colorectal Surgery 39,514 952 0.1% Radiation Oncology 36,830 1,149 0.1% Pharmacists 31,903 144 0.1% Gynecologic Oncology 29,346 638 0.1% Psychiatry 29,134 510 0.1% Dermatology 27,786 488 0.1% Mohs Surgery 27,659 377 0.1% Facial Plastic Surgery 27,644 739 0.1% Endodontists 26,281 570 0.1% Surgical Oncology 24,292 552 0.0% Urogynecology 24,249 543 0.0% Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 22,092 136 0.0% Hematology 21,680 266 0.0% Cardiothoracic Surgery 21,218 553 0.0% Endocrinology & Diabetes 17,446 268 0.0% Adolescent Medicine 17,028 125 0.0% Gastroenterology 16,543 543 0.0% Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) 13,551 64 0.0% Critical Care Medicine 12,874 116 0.0% Occupational Medicine 12,728 63 0.0% Cardiac Electrophysiology 12,386 243 0.0% Preventive Medicine & Public Health 12,129 111 0.0% Sleep Medicine 11,768 219 0.0% Allergy & Immunology 10,664 76 0.0% Interventional Radiology 7,055 169 0.0% Radiology 6,928 99 0.0% Interventional Cardiology 6,711 138 0.0% Prosthodontists 6,620 200 0.0% Trauma Surgery 4,492 151 0.0% Pediatric Hematology & Oncology 4,291 35 0.0% Child Neurology 3,675 23 0.0% Obesity Medicine 3,519 45 0.0% Transplant Surgery 3,058 80 0.0% Naturopaths 1,955 84 0.0% Pathology 1,210 9 0.0% Retina Specialist 1,131 29 0.0% Pediatric Anesthesiology 1,058 4 0.0% Certified Nurse-Midwives 724 18 0.0% Hepatology 578 23 0.0% Nuclear Medicine 574 7 0.0% Pediatric Surgery 486 15 0.0% Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 386 15 0.0% Dermatopathology 317 7 0.0% Pediatric Emergency Medicine 305 16 0.0% Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) 281 10 0.0% Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology 189 9 0.0% Maternal-Fetal Medicine (High-Risk Pregnancy) 165 9 0.0% Optometrists 149 5 0.0% Acupuncturists 136 2 0.0% Pediatric Pulmonology 126 3 0.0% Medical Genetics 117 2 0.0% Neuroradiology 97 3 0.0% Addiction Counselors 94 2 0.0% Pediatric Dentists 74 3 0.0% Registered Dietitians 73 2 0.0% Psychologists 70 1 0.0% Behavior Analysts 70 3 0.0% Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 55 3 0.0% Midwives 49 2 0.0% Orthodontists 44 2 0.0% Pediatric Gastroenterology 40 2 0.0% Mental Health Counselors 38 1 0.0% Pediatric Infectious Disease 30 2 0.0% Pediatric Critical Care 28 1 0.0% Chiropractors 26 1 0.0% Pediatric Endocrinology 22 1 0.0% Audiologists 21 1 0.0% Physical Therapists 19 1 0.0% Neonatology 17 1 0.0%
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Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024; CMS Open Payments 2025 (general payments; a payment is not evidence of wrongdoing); FDA enforcement reports (openFDA).