CMS spending on physician services in 2020 declined regardless of service type, setting or specialty, and state or region, but the severity of the impact varied significantly, according to the report.
Ten specialties that had the biggest decreases in CMS spending for physician services in 2020:
|
Specialty |
Actual spending |
Expected spending |
Impact |
Percentage Impact |
|
Physical therapist |
3.07 |
4.23 |
(1.17) |
(28) |
|
Ophthalmology |
4.33 |
5.37 |
(1.04) |
(19) |
|
Diagnostic radiology |
4.74 |
5.63 |
(0.89) |
(16) |
|
Internal medicine |
8.22 |
9.1 |
(0.88) |
(10) |
|
Nurse Practitioner |
4.2 |
4.8 |
(0.69) |
(14) |
|
Family medicine |
5.04 |
5.72 |
(0.68) |
(12) |
|
Dermatology |
3.26 |
3.98 |
(0.72) |
(18) |
|
Cardiology |
4.48 |
5.2 |
(0.72) |
(14) |
|
Orthopedic surgery |
3.18 |
3.76 |
(0.59) |
(16) |
|
Emergency medicine |
2.52 |
3.03 |
(0.51) |
(17) |
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