Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology)

Training path

1. College (bachelor’s degree) 4 years
2. Medical school (MD or DO) 4 years
3. Obstetrics and gynecology residency 4 years
4. Reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship 3 years

Training after medical school: 7 years. From the start of college: about 15 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) 97%
• Women 51%
• Graduated 35 or more years ago 39%
• Offer telehealth 9%
• Accept Medicare’s approved amount 88%

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 1,682
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes 1,665
• Complete ultrasound scan of joint 1,195
• Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine 1,021
• Ultrasound scan of uterus, ovaries, tubes, cervix and pelvic area through vagina 893
• Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity 625
• Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen 624
• Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow 616
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function 616
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow 605
• Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts 604
• Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers 601

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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

• Estradiol (Divigel, Estring, Estrogel) 29.5%
• Levothyroxine Sodium (Euthyrox, Levo-T, Ermeza) 11.3%
• Progesterone, Micronized (Crinone, Progesterone, Prometrium) 6.5%
• Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (Depo-Subq Provera 104) 3.5%
• Alendronate Sodium (Binosto, Fosamax) 2.4%
• Estrogens, Conjugated (Premarin) 2.3%
• Spironolactone (Carospir, Aldactone) 2.1%
• Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst (Macrobid, Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro) 2.1%
• Fluconazole (Diflucan) 2.0%
• Valacyclovir Hcl (Valacyclovir, Valtrex) 2.0%
• Metformin Hcl (Glumetza, Metformin Er Gastric, Metformin Er Osmotic) 1.8%
• Mirabegron (Myrbetriq) 1.4%
• Testosterone Cypionate (Depo-Testosterone) 1.2%
• Clobetasol Propionate 1.1%
• Estradiol/Norethindrone Acet (Activella, Combipatch, Mimvey) 0.9%

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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

• Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington, VT 4 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
• University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA 4 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
• Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA 4 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Uh Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH 2 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at Uh Cleveland Medical Center
• Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA 2 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at Milton S Hershey Medical Center
• Chi Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE 2 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at Chi Health St. Elizabeth
• Bryan Medical Center Lincoln, NE 2 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at Bryan Medical Center
• University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI 2 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at University of Michigan Health System
• Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta, GA 2 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col
• Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital Winfield, IL 2 Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) at Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage 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

• Harvard Medical School 7
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 5
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine 5
• University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal) 5
• Duke University School of Medicine 4
• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 4
• University of Virginia School of Medicine 4
• Boston University School of Medicine 3
• Emory University School of Medicine 3
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 3

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