Trauma Surgery

Training path

1. College (bachelor’s degree) 4 years
2. Medical school (MD or DO) 4 years
3. General surgery residency 5 years
4. Surgical critical care or trauma fellowship 1–2 years

Training after medical school: 6–7 years. From the start of college: about 14–15 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) 90%
• Women 34%
• Graduated 35 or more years ago 13%
• Offer telehealth 4%
• Accept Medicare’s approved amount 97%

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

• Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes 58,887
• Critical care, first 30-74 minutes 35,167
• Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes 25,091
• Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes 17,380
• Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes 16,486
• Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes 15,357
• Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less 5,023
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes 3,590
• Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes 3,246
• Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes 2,003
• Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making 1,824
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes 1,821

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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

• Oxycodone Hcl (Oxycontin, Roxicodone, Roxybond) 23.3%
• Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen) 13.0%
• Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen (Endocet, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Percocet) 6.8%
• Tramadol Hcl 4.3%
• Ibuprofen (Caldolor, Ibu) 3.8%
• Gabapentin (Gralise, Neurontin) 3.1%
• Methocarbamol 3.0%
• Ondansetron 2.2%
• Rosuvastatin Calcium (Crestor) 2.2%
• Omeprazole 1.6%
• Apixaban (Eliquis) 1.5%
• Doxycycline Hyclate (Doxy 100, Targadox) 1.5%
• Cephalexin 1.3%
• Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim (Bactrim Ds, Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim) 1.2%
• Gentamicin Sulfate 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

• University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO 25 Trauma Surgery at University of Colorado Hospital Authority
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN 22 Trauma Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Ohio State University State Health System Columbus, OH 16 Trauma Surgery at Ohio State University State Health System
• University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD 16 Trauma Surgery at University of Maryland Medical Center
• Uci Health-Orange Orange, CA 15 Trauma Surgery at Uci Health-Orange
• University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority Madison, WI 14 Trauma Surgery at University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority
• Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA 13 Trauma Surgery at Harborview Medical Center
• St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem, PA 12 Trauma Surgery at St Lukes Hospital
• Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ 12 Trauma Surgery at Cooper University Hospital
• Cape Regional Medical Center Inc Cape May Court House, NJ 12 Trauma Surgery at Cape Regional Medical Center Inc

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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

• University of Wisconsin School of Medicine 15
• Temple University School of Medicine 14
• Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine 13
• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 13
• George Washington University School of Medicine 12
• Emory University School of Medicine 11
• Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie 11
• Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine 11
• Tulane University School of Medicine 11
• Indiana University School of Medicine 10

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