Pediatric Anesthesiology

Training path

1. College (bachelor’s degree) 4 years
2. Medical school (MD or DO) 4 years
3. Anesthesiology residency 4 years
4. Pediatric anesthesiology fellowship 1 year

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) 93%
• Women 50%
• Graduated 35 or more years ago 9%
• Offer telehealth 0%
• Accept Medicare’s approved amount 93%

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

• Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope 3,599
• Anesthesia for lens surgery 3,230
• Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope 2,726
• Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope 1,244
• Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin 1,140
• Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope 1,137
• Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers 965
• Anesthesia for electroshock therapy 935
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes 811
• Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms 714
• Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy 698
• Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement 627

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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

• Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen) 19.2%
• Oxycodone Hcl (Oxycontin, Roxicodone, Roxybond) 16.0%
• Gabapentin (Gralise, Neurontin) 11.9%
• Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen (Endocet, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Percocet) 11.0%
• Morphine Sulfate (Ms Contin) 7.2%
• Pregabalin (Lyrica Cr, Lyrica) 5.3%
• Tramadol Hcl 3.6%
• Buprenorphine Hcl (Belbuca) 3.5%
• Methadone Hcl (Diskets, Methadose, Methadone Intensol) 2.9%
• Naloxone Hcl (Narcan, Kloxxado) 2.8%
• Buprenorphine (Brixadi, Sublocade, Butrans) 2.8%
• Baclofen (Lioresal Intrathecal, Fleqsuvy, Gablofen) 2.4%
• Tizanidine Hcl (Zanaflex) 2.2%
• Cyclobenzaprine Hcl (Amrix) 1.9%
• Duloxetine Hcl (Cymbalta, Drizalma Sprinkle) 1.2%

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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

• Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH 16 Pediatric Anesthesiology at Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA 15 Pediatric Anesthesiology at Boston Children's Hospital
• NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY 12 Pediatric Anesthesiology at NYU Langone Hospitals
• Cook Childrens Medical Center Fort Worth, TX 11 Pediatric Anesthesiology at Cook Childrens Medical Center
• Musc Medical Center Charleston, SC 11 Pediatric Anesthesiology at Musc Medical Center
• Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville, SC 10 Pediatric Anesthesiology at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN 9 Pediatric Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA 8 Pediatric Anesthesiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA 7 Pediatric Anesthesiology at Seattle Children's Hospital
• Prisma Health PAtewood Hospital Greenville, SC 6 Pediatric Anesthesiology at Prisma Health PAtewood Hospital

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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 18
• University of Michigan Medical School 17
• Loma Linda University School of Medicine 15
• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 15
• New York Medical College 13
• University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal) 13
• Baylor College of Medicine 12
• Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine 10
• New York College of Osteo Medicine of New York Institute of Technology 10
• University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 10

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