AMA Physician Professional Data (PPD)

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1 AMA Physician Professional Data (PPD) AMA-PPD 2010 a trusted source from the American Medical Association for comprehensive data on all U.S. physicians since Contents Uniquely identified records for all U.S. physicians, both American Medical Association (AMA) members and nonmembers. Includes both MDs and DOs in the United States, territories, Puerto Rico and Guam Detailed professional data on every physician demographic and biographic information, including medical training, specialty, address, phone, date and place of birth, gender, etc. 237 self-designated practice specialties* (SDPS) with definitions for each specialty (both primary and secondary specialties are included) Several databases are available physicians, medical students, group practices, licensure, hospital, residency institutions, medical schools, board certification, DEA** and National Provider Identifier (NPI) Use The AMA uses physician data internally and also licenses it through select database licensees (DBLs) that specialize in a wide range of products and services for the medical community. Physician communication Direct mail Recruitment Journal distribution Drug sampling CME announcements Research and analysis Pharmaceutical call reporting Market research Market analysis Staff complement planning Data management Data analysis and integration Data storage Physician identity verification Physician-only Web site access Physician identity confirmation for health care-related organizations requiring physician access to certain products and services Public health Medical research Drug recalls Health hazard notices Clinical trial recruitment National emergencies (physician verification during events such as Hurricane Katrina and Sept. 11) Detecting fraud and abuse Manpower studies (determining the need for physicians in underserved areas) *Self-designated practice specialties do not imply recognition or endorsement of any field of medical practice by the AMA, and do not imply certification by a member medical specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS ) or that the physician has been trained or has special competence to practice the specialty. **Additional restrictions apply.

2 Details Data collection Data maintenance Data reliability Sample physician counts* Total physicians 1,062,500 Active physicians 948,000 DOs 64,000 Primary care physicians 356,000 Direct patient care physicians 820,000 Office-based physicians 605,000 Medical students 78,700 Medical schools 132 Residents 133,617 Residency programs 8,900 Hospital affiliations individual physicians 369,000 Hospital affiliations total 587,000 Sample demographic data* Addresses PPMA** 1,062,500 Addresses POLO 819,000 Licenses 1,167,093 Telephone numbers 562,000 Fax numbers 256,000 *All data are as of spring 2010 Physician information is collected from more than 2,200 data sources. AMA Census of Physicians is sent to more than 250,000 physicians annually. Licensure data is provided directly from 70 different licensing authorities and 14 DO boards. Resident data is collected through the Annual National Census of Graduate Medical Education; the response rate is 97 percent. DO information is provided by osteopathic licensing boards, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) programs and DOs requesting AMA membership. More than 41 million file updates are processed annually, averaging more than 150,000 updates every day. Licensure updates are performed on a monthly basis for the 77 percent of licensing boards who provide monthly data. The AMA processes licensure data within five business days of receipt. USPS Address Change Service (ACS) is used for AMA journals and other medical journals with electronic address returns each week, which provide a constant stream of file updates. National Change of Address Service (NCOA) is reported quarterly. The vast majority of U.S. hospitals trust and utilize AMA data for granting physician privileges in accordance with Joint Commission standards. More than 300 medical journals use AMA data for their distribution. Medical education and licensure information are primary source data reported from medical schools, residency training institutions, state licensing agencies, medical societies, DEA and ABMS. The AMA Masterfile is used for 57 million internal and 220 million external mailings per year. **Preferred professional mailing address (PPMA) boast a 97 percent deliverability rate (the industry standard is 92 percent) Preferred office location (POLO) addresses are available for 92 percent of office-based physicians Expiration dates are in place for more than 90 percent of physician licenses on file

3 Databases Physician file Medical education number (ME#)** Name Office address Preferred mailing address (office, home, unknown) Geographic census codes MD/DO indicator Specialty primary and secondary Gender Phone/fax number Type of practice Major professional activity More than 1,062,000 records* AMA Physician s Recognition Award Graduate medical training Medical school Graduation year Government service Residency institution Initial licensure Present employment Hospital affiliation Current licensure file Physician name Office address (if available) Address type indicator Degree (MD, DO) Includes active, inactive, unknown and multiple licenses. Excludes deceased records. DEA file AMA name (office address if available) DEA# More than 2.6 million records License type limited, unlimited, temporary Expiration date on each active license Unique license number for each license held As of date State of license License status active, inactive, unknown 670,300 records DEA name/office address DEA registration/expiration Medical student file Name Preferred mailing address Geographic census codes 78,700 records Medical school Year of graduation Birth date/place Phone number National Provider Identifier (NPI) file Hospital file Unique identifier 727,100 records NPI 7,280 records Name/address Medical school file 2,085 records Unique identifier Name/address Includes U.S. and foreign schools Residency institution file 6,168 records Unique identifier Name/address *Includes active and inactive physicians. **ME# identifier ties to respective file. The ME# is proprietary and copyrighted property of the American Medical Association. All statistics are rounded and approximate. Note: American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS ) Specialty Certification File is available separately. Group practice file Approximately 105,400 groups Physician affiliations Approximately 587,039 Provider affiliation Group practice demographics Group practice ID Group practice ID Provider ID Group name First, middle, last name Specialty Degree Parenting Primary specialty code Affiliation counts Specialty grouping code Roster dates Other information

4 AMA Physician Data Restriction Program The AMA Physician Data Restriction Program (PDRP) provides physicians with an opt-out mechanism to prohibit the release of their prescribing data to pharmaceutical sales representatives. The PDRP also allows physicians to register complaints against a company or individual who has used such information inappropriately. If the inappropriate behavior persists, the AMA will follow up on the physician s behalf. Physicians can refer colleagues to PDRP and introduce them to the program by clicking a button on the PDRP web site and entering the colleagues addresses. Visit prescribingdata to learn more about PDRP. List of self-designated practice specialties (SDPS) 2010 Self-designated practice specialties (SDPS) listed on the AMA Physician Masterfile have historically related to the record-keeping needs of the AMA and do not imply recognition or endorsement of any field of medical practice by the AMA. SDPS refers to a self-designated specialty which is neither equivalent to nor implies ABMS board certification. The fact that a physician chooses to designate a given specialty/area of practice on our records does not necessarily mean that the physician has been trained or has special competence to practice the SDPS. AR...Abdominal Radiology AS...Abdominal Surgery ADM...Addiction Medicine ADP...Addiction Psychiatry AMF...Adolescent Medicine (Family AMI...Adolescent Medicine (Internal ADL...Adolescent Medicine ACA...Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology OAR...Adult Reconstructive Orthopedics AM...Aerospace Medicine A...Allergy AI...Allergy & Immunology PTH...Anatomic/Clinical Pathology ATP...Anatomic Pathology AN...Anesthesiology BBK...Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine ICE...Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology CTR...Cardiothoracic Radiology CD...Cardiovascular Disease PCH...Chemical Pathology CAP...Child Abuse Pediatrics CHP...Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CHN...Child Neurology CBG...Clinical Biochemical Genetics CCG...Clinical Cytogenetics CG...Clinical Genetics DDL...Clinical and Laboratory Dermatological Immunology ALI...Clinical and Laboratory Immunology (Allergy & Immunology) ILI...Clinical and Laboratory Immunology (Internal PLI...Clinical and Laboratory Immunology CMG...Clinical Molecular Genetics CN...Clinical Neurophysiology CLP...Clinical Pathology PA...Clinical Pharmacology CRS...Colon & Rectal Surgery CHS...Congenital Cardiac Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) CS...Cosmetic Surgery CFS...Craniofacial Surgery CCA...Critical Care Medicine CCM...Critical Care Medicine (Internal OCC...Critical Care Medicine (Obstetrics & Gynecology) PCP...Cytopathology D...Dermatology DMP...Dermatopathology DS...Dermatologic Surgery DBP...Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics DIA...Diabetes DR...Diagnostic Radiology EM...Emergency Medicine END...Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ESN...Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Radiology) ES...Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Neurological Surgery) EP...Epidemiology FPS...Facial Plastic Surgery FM...Family Medicine OFA...Foot and Ankle, Orthopedics FOP...Forensic Pathology PFP...Forensic Psychiatry GE...Gastroenterology GP...General Practice GPM...Preventive Medicine GS...General Surgery FPG...Geriatric Medicine (Family IMG...Geriatric Medicine (Internal PYG...Geriatric Psychiatry GYN...Gynecology GO...Gynecological Oncology HS...Hand Surgery HSO...Surgery of the Hand (Orthopedics) HSP...Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) HSS...Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) HNS...Head & Neck Surgery HEM...Hematology (Internal HMP...Hematology (Pathology) HO...Hematology/Oncology HEP...Hepatology

5 List of self-designated practice specialties (SDPS) 2010 (continued) HPM...Hospice & Palliative Medicine HPA...Hospice & Palliative Medicine HPE...Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Emergency HPF...Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Family HPI...Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Internal HPO...Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Obstetrics & Gynecology) HPP...Hospice & Palliative Medicine HPR...Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) HPN...Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) HPD...Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Radiology) HOS...Hospitalist IG...Immunology ID...Infectious Disease IM...Internal Medicine IC...Interventional Cardiology LM...Legal Medicine MFM...Maternal & Fetal Medicine MBG...Medical Biochemical Genetics MG...Medical Genetics MDM...Medical Management MM...Medical Microbiology ON...Medical Oncology ETX...Medical Toxicology (Emergency PDT...Medical Toxicology PTX...Medical Toxicology (Preventive MGG...Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) MGP...Molecular Genetic Pathology (Pathology) OMO...Musculoskeletal Oncology MSR...Musculoskeletal Radiology NPM...Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine NEP...Nephrology NDP...Neurodevelopmental Disabilities NDN...Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (Psychiatry & Neurology) N...Neurology NS...Neurological Surgery NMN...Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology) NMP...Neuromuscular Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) NP...Neuropathology RNR...Neuroradiology NUP...Neuropsychiatry NO...Neurotology (Otolaryngology) NC...Nuclear Cardiology NM...Nuclear Medicine NR...Nuclear Radiology NTR...Nutrition OBS...Obstetrics OBG...Obstetrics & Gynecology OM...Occupational Medicine OPH...Ophthalmology OMF...Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery ORS...Orthopedic Surgery OSS...Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine OTR...Orthopedic Trauma OMM...Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine OTO...Otolaryngology PME...Pain Management PMM...Pain Medicine APM...Pain Medicine PMN...Pain Medicine (Neurology) PMP...Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) PPN...Pain Medicine (Psychiatry) PLM...Palliative Medicine PDA...Pediatric Allergy PAN...Pediatric Anesthesiology PDC...Pediatric Cardiology PCS...Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery CCP...Pediatric Critical Care Medicine PDD...Pediatric Dermatology PE...Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency PEM...Pediatric Emergency Medicine PDE...Pediatric Endocrinology PG...Pediatric Gastroenterology PHO...Pediatric Hematology/Oncology PDI...Pediatric Infectious Disease PN...Pediatric Nephrology PO...Pediatric Ophthalmology OP...Pediatric Orthopedics PDO...Pediatric Otolaryngology PP...Pediatric Pathology PDP...Pediatric Pulmonology PDR...Pediatric Radiology RPM...Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine PPR...Pediatric Rheumatology NSP...Pediatric Surgery (Neurology) PDS...Pediatric Surgery (Surgery) PTP...Pediatric Transplant Hepatology UP...Pediatric Urology PD...Pediatrics PHM...Pharmaceutical Medicine PHL...Phlebology PM...Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation PS...Plastic Surgery PSI...Plastic Surgery Integrated PSH...Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck PSO...Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) PSP...Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Plastic Surgery) PRD...Procedural Dermatology PRO...Proctology P...Psychiatry PYA...Psychoanalysis PYM...Psychosomatic Medicine PHP...Public Health and General Preventive Medicine PCC...Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine PUD...Pulmonary Disease RO...Radiation Oncology RP...Radiological Physics R...Radiology REN...Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility RHU...Rheumatology SP...Selective Pathology

6 List of self-designated practice specialties (SDPS) 2010 (continued) Sample Data SME...Sleep Medicine SMI...Sleep Medicine (Internal SMO...Sleep Medicine (Otolaryngology) SMP...Sleep Medicine SMN...Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) SCI...Spinal Cord Injury Medicine ESM...Sports Medicine (Emergency FSM...Sports Medicine (Family ISM...Sports Medicine (Internal OSM...Sports Medicine (Orthopedic Surgery) PSM...Sports Medicine PRS...Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) CCS...Surgical Critical Care (Surgery) SO...Surgical Oncology ASO...Advanced Surgical Oncology TS...Thoracic Surgery TSI...Thoracic Surgery Integrated TRS...Trauma Surgery THP...Transplant Hepatology (Internal TTS...Transplant Surgery UME...Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency UM...Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive UCM...Urgent Care Medicine U...Urology VIR...Vascular and Interventional Radiology VM...Vascular Medicine VN...Vascular Neurology VS...Vascular Surgery VSI...Vascular Surgery Integrated In addition to the above, the following specialty designations are also used: OS...Other (i.e., a specialty other than those appearing above) US...Unspecified Combined specialties: EFM...Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine IMD...Internal Medicine/Dermatology MEM...Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine IEC...Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Medicine IFP...Internal Medicine/Family Medicine MDG...Internal Medicine/Medical Genetics MN...Internal Medicine/Neurology INM...Internal Medicine/Nuclear Medicine MPD...Internal Medicine/Pediatrics MPM...Internal Medicine/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation IPM...Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine MP...Internal Medicine/Psychiatry NRN....Neurology/Diagnostic Radiology/ Neuroradiology NNM...Neurology/Nuclear Medicine NPR...Neurology/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation PDM...Pediatrics/Dermatology EMP...Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine PMG...Pediatrics/Medical Genetics PPM...Pediatrics/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation CPP...Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child & Adolescent Psychiatry FPP...Psychiatry/Family Medicine PYN... Psychiatry/Neurology Ten specialties with highest counts of physicians in direct patient care* Direct Total patient care Office- Hospital- Specialty physicians physicians based based Internal medicine 131,398 94,175 82,292 11,883 Family medicine 96,056 87,919 80,422 7,497 Pediatrics 64,135 49,808 44,362 5,446 Anesthesiology 45,209 36,426 30,987 5,439 Obstetrics and gynecology 43,016 35,108 32,395 2,713 Psychiatry 42,885 32,581 25,864 6,717 Emergency medicine 37,925 29,602 21,959 7,643 General surgery 34,838 22,701 19,786 2,915 Diagnostic radiology 28,323 20,993 17,633 3,360 Orthopedic surgery 23,617 18,925 17,521 1,404 Total 10 specialties 547, , ,221 55,017 Total all specialties 918, , ,596 87,204 *United States only. Excludes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories. All data are as of spring 2010.

7 FAQs on AMA Physician Professional Data Q: A: How are self-designated practice specialties (SDPS) defined? How do they correspond to ABMS board certification in a specialty? Physicians report their primary and secondary specialties on the annual AMA Census of Physicians survey. SDPS refers to a self-designated specialty that is neither equivalent to nor implies ABMS board certification. The fact that a physician chooses to designate a given specialty on AMA records does not necessarily mean that the physician has been trained or has special competence to practice the SDPS. Q: What are some of the sources for AMA Physician Masterfile data? A: The AMA Physician Masterfile receives data from a variety of primary sources. These sources include: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) State licensing boards Medical and specialty societies Medical schools Hospitals American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS ) Q: Does the AMA Physician Masterfile contain physician prescribing information? A: No. The AMA does not collect, license, sell or have access to individual physician prescribing data. Q: What is the definition of a group practice in the AMA group practice file? A group practice is defined as the provision of health care services by two A: or more physicians who are formally organized as a legal entity in which business and clinical facilities, records and personnel are shared. Q: Why did the AMA develop the Physician Data Restriction Program? The AMA created the Physician Data Restriction Program (PDRP) to address A: a concern expressed by some physicians regarding the inappropriate use of their prescribing data by pharmaceutical sales representatives. Through PDRP, physicians can choose to restrict pharmaceutical reps from viewing their prescribing data. * Physicians can refer colleagues to PDRP and introduce them to the program by clicking a button on the PDRP Web site and entering the colleagues addresses. Q: What specific categories are included in the group practice file? The standard group practice product consists of separately linked modules. A: These modules include: Group demographics for groups of two physicians Group demographics for groups of three or more physicians Physician affiliations for groups of two physicians Physician affiliations for groups of three or more physicians Nurse practitioner module * The AMA does not collect, compile, license, sell or have access to physician prescribing data. Through contracts with health care information organizations, the AMA can exert regulations on how prescribing data are used. 1 and 2: See footnotes on last page. DA13: :PDF:5/10