Table 1. National Specialty Benchmarks

Geriatric Psychiatry $14,064 49 34

Geriatric medicine $13,390 2,132 1,153

Medical oncology $12,870 3,060 1,008

Hematology/oncology $12,506 9,165 2,623

Radiation oncology $11,642 5,251 1,520

Clinical psychologist (billing indepedently) $11,494 23 20

Neurosurgery $11,493 4,865 1,806

Hematology $11,420 915 427

Certified clinical nurse specialist $11,184 1,495 776

Physical medicine and rehabilitation $10,998 7,842 4,145

Nurse practitioner $10,993 59,156 15,681

Gynecologist/oncologist $10,967 1,074 579

Surgical oncology $10,885 807 399

Pain Management $10,773 1,087 834

Peripheral vascular disease $10,772 85 70

Internal medicine $10,767 113,366 34,995

Cardiac surgery $10,708 1,836 873

Interventional Pain Management $10,700 2,124 1,531

Thoracic surgery $10,631 2,237 1,070

Chiropractic $10,614 1,169 698

Unknown physician specialty $10,591 79 67

Podiatry $10,586 3,362 1,670

Vascular surgery $10,575 3,270 1,530

Hospice and Palliative Care $10,567 247 145

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) $10,504 20,332 1,414

Orthopedic surgery $10,481 24,489 7,814

Interventional radiology $10,463 951 437

Sports Medicine $10,447 169 98

Family practice $10,439 95,010 30,590

Anesthesiology $10,435 19,976 2,640

Physician assistant $10,426 45,907 12,391

General surgery $10,423 22,841 8,542

Critical care (intensivists) $10,396 2,671 955

Infectious disease $10,389 5,362 1,899

Clinical psychologist $10,384 5,379 1,441

Psychiatry $10,329 16,857 3,541

Occupational therapist $10,281 1,688 615

Diagnostic radiology $10,262 21,190 1,825

Single or Multispecialty clinic or group practice $10,259 761 738

General practice $10,250 8,919 7,421

Speech-language pathologist $10,239 351 154

Specialty

National Cost per 

Capita 

Benchmark

 EPs under 

Specialty 

Beneficiaries 

Under 

Specialty
Physical therapist $10,225 7,928 1,865

Emergency medicine $10,215 25,434 4,329

Colorectal surgery $10,179 1,349 722

Licensed clinical social worker $10,144 6,330 1,352

Maxillofacial surgery $10,129 195 98

Nuclear medicine $10,105 521 248

Cardiac Electrophysiology $10,032 658 349

Pathology $10,030 6,078 1,265

Pediatric medicine $10,024 8,336 2,078

Certified nurse midwife $10,013 2,101 801

Registered Dietician/Nutrition Professional $10,011 1,904 982

Pulmonary disease $10,008 11,035 4,082

Oral surgery (dentists only) $9,989 375 140

Obstetrics/gynecology $9,837 33,062 9,931

Hand surgery $9,820 1,185 712

Osteopathic manipulative therapy $9,794 627 538

Rheumatology $9,792 4,726 2,413

Preventive medicine $9,785 529 315

Plastic and Reconstructive surgery $9,775 4,244 2,662

Gastroenterology $9,711 13,966 4,896

Anesthesiologist Assistant $9,711 565 58

Neurology $9,651 15,482 5,767

Cardiology $9,566 32,409 7,932

Addiction medicine $9,467 107 84

Neuropsychiatry $9,350 102 94

Mass Immunization Roster Biller $9,281 169 68

Urology $9,215 10,933 3,851

Allergy/immunology $9,209 3,557 2,014

Endocrinology $9,125 5,715 2,621

Audiologist $9,099 3,940 1,468

Nephrology $9,013 8,656 2,823

Otolaryngology $8,632 10,168 4,335

Optometry $8,285 6,057 2,080

Ophthalmology $7,677 18,598 6,793

Dermatology $6,381 12,256 6,010

Sleep Medicine $0 - -

*Note: red indicates higher per capita cost while blue indicates lower per capita cost