This statistic shows the distribution of visits to primary care generalists and specialty physicians in the U.S. from 1980 to 2013. In 2011, some 57 percent of physician visits in the U.S. were visits to primary care generalists like, for example, family and general practitioners.
Distribution of visits to primary care generalists and specialty physicians in the U.S. from 1980 to 2013
Type of physician is based on physician’s self-designated primary area of practice. Primary care generalist physicians are defined as practitioners in the fields of general and family practice, general internal medicine, general obstetrics and gynecology, and general pediatrics and exclude primary care specialists. Primary care generalists in general and family practice exclude primary care specialties, such as sports medicine and geriatrics. Primary care internal medicine physicians exclude internal medicine specialists, such as allergists, cardiologists, and endocrinologists. Primary care obstetrics and gynecology physicians exclude obstetrics and gynecology specialties, such as gynecological oncology, maternal and fetal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology critical care medicine, and reproductive endocrinology. Primary care pediatricians exclude pediatric specialists, such as adolescent medicine specialists, neonatologists, pediatric allergists, and pediatric cardiologists.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables. * In 2012 and 2013, data exclude visits to community health centers; in 2006–2011, data include visits to community health centers (2%–3% of visits to physician offices in 2006–2011 were to community health centers). Prior to 2006, visits to community health centers were not included in the survey.
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US Department of Health and Human Services, & CDC. (September 19, 2018). Distribution of visits to primary care generalists and specialty physicians in the U.S. from 1980 to 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698944/primary-care-generalist-vs-specialty-physician-visits-distribution/
US Department of Health and Human Services, und CDC. "Distribution of visits to primary care generalists and specialty physicians in the U.S. from 1980 to 2013." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698944/primary-care-generalist-vs-specialty-physician-visits-distribution/
US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC. (2018). Distribution of visits to primary care generalists and specialty physicians in the U.S. from 1980 to 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698944/primary-care-generalist-vs-specialty-physician-visits-distribution/
US Department of Health and Human Services, and CDC. "Distribution of Visits to Primary Care Generalists and Specialty Physicians in The U.S. from 1980 to 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698944/primary-care-generalist-vs-specialty-physician-visits-distribution/
US Department of Health and Human Services & CDC, Distribution of visits to primary care generalists and specialty physicians in the U.S. from 1980 to 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698944/primary-care-generalist-vs-specialty-physician-visits-distribution/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Distribution of visits to primary care generalists and specialty physicians in the U.S. from 1980 to 2013 [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, & CDC, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/698944/primary-care-generalist-vs-specialty-physician-visits-distribution/