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Specialty Prescriptions Prescribers Share
Family Medicine 41,366,832 90,300 33.1% Internal Medicine 35,144,353 70,508 28.1% Nurse Practitioners 19,923,028 95,852 15.9% Cardiology 9,212,165 17,374 7.4% Physician Assistants 6,993,605 31,775 5.6% Interventional Cardiology 3,122,332 5,911 2.5% General Practice 2,264,917 4,378 1.8% Geriatric Medicine 1,682,187 3,214 1.3% Endocrinology & Diabetes 1,196,729 5,835 1.0% Hospitalist 625,827 9,031 0.5% Nephrology (Kidney) 575,901 5,665 0.5% Cardiac Electrophysiology 295,328 1,686 0.2% Infectious Disease 234,704 1,757 0.2% Pulmonology 212,722 1,197 0.2% Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology 201,197 924 0.2% Sports Medicine 182,817 815 0.1% Pediatrics 178,167 711 0.1% Pharmacists 160,860 961 0.1% Neurology 155,259 3,505 0.1% Emergency Medicine 141,004 923 0.1% Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners 117,130 1,191 0.1% Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) 109,462 1,431 0.1% Hospice & Palliative Medicine 101,655 494 0.1% Gastroenterology 91,752 679 0.1% Adolescent Medicine 88,645 186 0.1% Nuclear Medicine 81,647 105 0.1% Rheumatology 75,546 606 0.1% Hematology & Oncology 48,705 738 0.0% Psychiatry 46,911 1,396 0.0% Vascular Surgery 44,442 1,007 0.0% General Surgery 44,424 338 0.0% Addiction Medicine 35,479 288 0.0% Critical Care Medicine 33,898 245 0.0% OB-GYN (Obstetrics & Gynecology) 33,806 451 0.0% Sleep Medicine 29,669 189 0.0% Preventive Medicine & Public Health 24,295 113 0.0% Obesity Medicine 20,899 77 0.0% Allergy & Immunology 19,403 131 0.0% Pain Medicine 18,302 192 0.0% Occupational Medicine 10,551 61 0.0% Medical Oncology 9,678 158 0.0% Cardiothoracic Surgery 8,428 234 0.0% Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 7,607 50 0.0% Hematology 6,028 67 0.0% Dermatology 6,010 69 0.0% Naturopaths 5,353 116 0.0% Pathology 5,098 29 0.0% Anesthesiology 4,109 77 0.0% Urology 3,951 64 0.0% Hepatology 3,679 97 0.0% Certified Nurse-Midwives 3,059 36 0.0% Transplant Surgery 2,859 64 0.0% Orthopedic Surgery 2,649 68 0.0% Plastic Surgery 2,294 19 0.0% Radiology 1,891 42 0.0% Neurosurgery 1,887 52 0.0% Behavior Analysts 1,868 4 0.0% Ophthalmology 1,541 50 0.0% Interventional Radiology 1,151 38 0.0% Pediatric Infectious Disease 1,046 10 0.0% Dentists (general) 1,016 48 0.0% Pediatric Surgery 943 4 0.0% Pediatric Cardiology 920 25 0.0% Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 881 41 0.0% Child Neurology 812 27 0.0% Radiation Oncology 775 17 0.0% Pediatric Endocrinology 747 19 0.0% Optometrists 722 14 0.0% Colorectal Surgery 701 6 0.0% Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) 631 13 0.0% Pediatric Hematology & Oncology 631 10 0.0% Acupuncturists 519 8 0.0% ENT (Otolaryngology) 483 21 0.0% Spine Surgery 387 7 0.0% Mental Health Counselors 329 2 0.0% Forensic Pathology 306 1 0.0% Podiatrists 296 18 0.0% Gynecologic Oncology 276 7 0.0% Trauma Surgery 273 3 0.0% Psychologists 270 3 0.0% Addiction Counselors 267 3 0.0% Pediatric Pulmonology 241 5 0.0% Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 199 7 0.0% Pediatric Nephrology 180 5 0.0% Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons 161 7 0.0% Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) 147 6 0.0% Facial Plastic Surgery 144 5 0.0% Hand Surgery 130 6 0.0% Urogynecology 130 5 0.0% Pediatric Emergency Medicine 127 5 0.0% Midwives 123 5 0.0% Surgical Oncology 102 5 0.0% Prosthodontists 95 2 0.0% Maternal-Fetal Medicine (High-Risk Pregnancy) 75 5 0.0% Pediatric Dentists 68 4 0.0% Neuroradiology 67 3 0.0% Medical Genetics 65 3 0.0% Registered Dietitians 63 1 0.0% Professional Counselors 42 2 0.0% Neonatology 39 2 0.0% Periodontists 39 2 0.0% Marriage & Family Therapists 38 3 0.0% Clinical Social Workers 37 3 0.0% Retina Specialist 28 2 0.0% Endodontists 26 2 0.0% Orthodontists 25 2 0.0% Pediatric Critical Care 23 2 0.0% Dermatopathology 22 2 0.0% Pediatric Anesthesiology 17 1 0.0% Chiropractors 12 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).