Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Training path

1. College (bachelor’s degree) 4 years
2. Medical school (MD or DO) 4 years
3. Pediatrics residency 3 years
4. Developmental-behavioral pediatrics fellowship 3 years

Training after medical school: 6 years. From the start of college: about 14 years.

Usual minimum program lengths from ACGME program requirements. Some doctors take extra research years or a second fellowship.

Who they are

• MD (DOs make up the rest) 93%
• Women 73%
• Graduated 35 or more years ago 26%
• Offer telehealth 4%
• Accept Medicare’s approved amount 66%

Sex and credentials from NPPES. Graduation year, telehealth and Medicare assignment from Medicare Care Compare, which covers clinicians enrolled in Medicare.

What they do most for Medicare patients

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes 199
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes 54
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes 41
• Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit 26
• Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes 13
• Administration of pneumococcal vaccine 12

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Services billed to traditional Medicare in 2023 (Physician and Other Practitioners data); drugs given in the office are left out.

What they prescribe most

• Aripiprazole (Abilify Asimtufii, Abilify Maintena, Abilify) 6.0%
• Fluoxetine Hcl (Fluoxetine Dr, Prozac) 5.4%
• Methylphenidate Hcl (Quillichew Er, Ritalin La, Aptensio Xr) 4.6%
• Sertraline Hcl (Zoloft) 4.4%
• Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine (Adderall Xr, Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er, Mydayis) 4.4%
• Clonidine Hcl 4.0%
• Levothyroxine Sodium (Euthyrox, Levo-T, Ermeza) 3.1%
• Quetiapine Fumarate (Seroquel, Seroquel Xr) 2.9%
• Guanfacine Hcl (Intuniv) 2.9%
• Risperidone (Risperdal, Perseris, Uzedy) 2.8%
• Clonazepam (Klonopin) 2.6%
• Trazodone Hcl 2.3%
• Metformin Hcl (Glumetza, Metformin Er Gastric, Metformin Er Osmotic) 2.3%
• Dexmethylphenidate Hcl (Focalin, Focalin Xr) 1.9%
• Levetiracetam (Keppra Xr, Roweepra, Spritam) 1.9%

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Share of this specialty’s Medicare Part D prescriptions in 2024, including refills. Select a drug to see which of these clinicians prescribe it most, and where.

Hospitals where the most work

• University of Missouri Health Care Columbia, MO 2 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at University of Missouri Health Care
• Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland, ME 2 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH 2 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at Nationwide Children's Hospital
• University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA 1 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at University of California Davis Medical Center
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH 1 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• Hamilton Medical Center Dalton, GA 1 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at Hamilton Medical Center
• Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO 1 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Colorado
• University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO 1 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at University of Colorado Hospital Authority
• University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA 1 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics

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Clinicians who list the hospital in Medicare Care Compare. The number opens the list of who works there.

Schools they graduated from most

• Indiana University School of Medicine 4
• University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine 3
• Michigan State University College of Human Medicine 2
• New York University School of Medicine 2
• Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 2
• Saint Louis University School of Medicine 2
• University of Arizona College of Medicine 2
• University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine 2
• University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver 2
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine 2

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From Medicare Care Compare (Medicare-enrolled clinicians only).