Family Medicine

Training path

1. College (bachelor’s degree) 4 years
2. Medical school (MD or DO) 4 years
3. Family medicine residency 3 years

Training after medical school: 3–4 years. From the start of college: about 11–12 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) 77%
• Women 46%
• Graduated 35 or more years ago 17%
• Offer telehealth 36%
• Accept Medicare’s approved amount 95%

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 15,221,344
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes 7,988,312
• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 4,905,782
• Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit 3,997,001
• Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count 2,309,854
• Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes 1,801,566
• Administration of influenza virus vaccine 1,768,043
• Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count 1,627,741
• Hemoglobin a1c level 1,606,049
• Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals 1,493,726
• Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) 1,384,243
• Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month 1,331,017

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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

• Atorvastatin Calcium (Atorvaliq, Lipitor) 6.2%
• Levothyroxine Sodium (Euthyrox, Levo-T, Ermeza) 4.3%
• Amlodipine Besylate (Norliqva, Norvasc) 4.1%
• Lisinopril (Qbrelis, Zestril) 3.3%
• Metformin Hcl (Glumetza, Metformin Er Gastric, Metformin Er Osmotic) 3.2%
• Losartan Potassium (Cozaar) 2.9%
• Omeprazole 2.5%
• Rosuvastatin Calcium (Crestor) 2.5%
• Gabapentin (Gralise, Neurontin) 2.4%
• Metoprolol Succinate (Kapspargo Sprinkle, Toprol Xl) 2.0%
• Pantoprazole Sodium (Protonix Iv, Protonix) 1.9%
• Hydrochlorothiazide 1.7%
• Furosemide (Furoscix, Lasix) 1.6%
• Albuterol Sulfate (Ventolin Hfa, Proair Digihaler, Proair Respiclick) 1.5%
• Tamsulosin Hcl (Flomax) 1.5%

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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

• Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital Winfield, IL 480 Family Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
• Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL 447 Family Medicine at Adventhealth Orlando
• Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI 420 Family Medicine at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
• Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 405 Family Medicine at Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania
• Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI 389 Family Medicine at Henry Ford Health Hospital
• Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN 379 Family Medicine at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
• Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH 374 Family Medicine at Cleveland Clinic
• University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority Madison, WI 371 Family Medicine at University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority
• Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH 353 Family Medicine at Riverside Methodist Hospital
• Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA 351 Family Medicine at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento

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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 1,833
• University of Minnesota Medical School 1,198
• Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine 1,023
• Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie 1,011
• New York College of Osteo Medicine of New York Institute of Technology 1,008
• Indiana University School of Medicine 982
• At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville 966
• University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal) 958
• University of Washington School of Medicine 918
• Wayne State University School of Medicine 777

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