Facial Plastic Surgery

Training path

1. College (bachelor’s degree) 4 years
2. Medical school (MD or DO) 4 years
3. Otolaryngology residency 5 years
4. Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship 1 year

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) 84%
• Women 20%
• Graduated 35 or more years ago 24%
• Offer telehealth 17%
• Accept Medicare’s approved amount 96%

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, 20-29 minutes 211,999
• Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens 169,778
• Test for allergy using allergenic extract 168,801
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes 146,909
• Removal of impacted ear wax 99,460
• Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope 82,275
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes 76,793
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes 65,670
• Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin 65,586
• Professional service for multiple injections of allergen 57,357
• Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope 55,163
• Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test 23,916

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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

• Fluticasone Propionate (Flovent Hfa, Flovent Diskus, Xhance) 15.4%
• Ipratropium Bromide (Atrovent Hfa) 9.6%
• Azelastine Hcl 8.7%
• Famotidine (Pepcid) 5.7%
• Omeprazole 4.8%
• Montelukast Sodium (Singulair) 4.2%
• Mupirocin 3.6%
• Prednisone (Rayos) 3.3%
• Cephalexin 3.0%
• Methylprednisolone (Medrol) 2.8%
• Pantoprazole Sodium (Protonix Iv, Protonix) 2.8%
• Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav (Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Pot Er, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass) 2.7%
• Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen) 2.3%
• Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride 2.0%
• Ofloxacin 1.8%

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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

• Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH 14 Facial Plastic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic
• Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI 13 Facial Plastic Surgery at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
• Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA 12 Facial Plastic Surgery at Stanford Health Care
• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA 11 Facial Plastic Surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
• University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT 10 Facial Plastic Surgery at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
• Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, MI 10 Facial Plastic Surgery at Spectrum Health
• Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA 10 Facial Plastic Surgery at Emory University Hospital Midtown
• University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO 10 Facial Plastic Surgery at University of Colorado Hospital Authority
• Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA 9 Facial Plastic Surgery at Ochsner Medical Center Acute
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN 9 Facial Plastic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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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

• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 28
• At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville 26
• Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine 26
• Baylor College of Medicine 21
• Loma Linda University School of Medicine 19
• University of Michigan Medical School 19
• Tulane University School of Medicine 18
• Wayne State University School of Medicine 17
• Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences 16
• Tufts University School of Medicine 16

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