ENT (Otolaryngology)

Training path

1. College (bachelor’s degree) 4 years
2. Medical school (MD or DO) 4 years
3. Otolaryngology – head and neck surgery residency 5 years

Training after medical school: 5 years. From the start of college: about 13 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) 96%
• Women 23%
• Graduated 35 or more years ago 22%
• Offer telehealth 21%
• 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 1,406,158
• Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens 1,173,716
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes 907,489
• Removal of impacted ear wax 695,992
• Test for allergy using allergenic extract 615,604
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes 519,916
• Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope 489,682
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes 429,546
• Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope 374,683
• Professional service for multiple injections of allergen 374,282
• Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin 286,546
• Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test 178,629

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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) 15.7%
• Ipratropium Bromide (Atrovent Hfa) 9.9%
• Azelastine Hcl 9.2%
• Famotidine (Pepcid) 5.8%
• Omeprazole 5.2%
• Montelukast Sodium (Singulair) 4.1%
• Prednisone (Rayos) 3.5%
• Mupirocin 2.9%
• Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav (Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Pot Er, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass) 2.9%
• Pantoprazole Sodium (Protonix Iv, Protonix) 2.6%
• Ofloxacin 2.5%
• Methylprednisolone (Medrol) 2.2%
• Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf (Shingrix) 1.7%
• Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil (Dermotic) 1.7%
• Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride 1.6%

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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

• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA 98 ENT (Otolaryngology) at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
• Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 63 ENT (Otolaryngology) at Massachusetts General Hospital
• Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 63 ENT (Otolaryngology) at Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania
• Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA 58 ENT (Otolaryngology) at Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Northside Hospital Atlanta, GA 49 ENT (Otolaryngology) at Northside Hospital
• Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA 46 ENT (Otolaryngology) at Stanford Health Care
• North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY 46 ENT (Otolaryngology) at North Shore University Hospital
• Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD 46 ENT (Otolaryngology) at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the
• New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY 44 ENT (Otolaryngology) at New York-Presbyterian Hospital
• Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL 44 ENT (Otolaryngology) at Adventhealth Orlando

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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 136
• Baylor College of Medicine 131
• University of Michigan Medical School 125
• Ohio State University College of Medicine 108
• Tulane University School of Medicine 100
• Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 99
• Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University 95
• New York University School of Medicine 95
• Boston University School of Medicine 91
• University of Virginia School of Medicine 90

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