Table 1 Characteristics of providers performing > 10 video capsule endoscopy (VCE) procedures/year in Medicare Part B in 2018. Gender based on National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) file. Practice setting determined by provider address and National Center for Health Statistics 2013 (NCHS) Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for Counties
Characteristic | n = 1278 |
|---|---|
Provider Specialty | no. (%) |
 Gastroenterology | 1247 (97.6%) |
 Surgery | 13 (1.0%) |
 Internal / Family Medicine | 12 (0.9%) |
 Other | 6 (0.5%) |
Practice Duration | no. (%) |
  < 5 years | 6 (0.5%) |
 5–10 years | 112 (8.8%) |
 10 or more years | 1160 (90.8%) |
Gender | no. (%) |
 Male | 1142 (89.4%) |
 Female | 136 (10.6%) |
Clinical Practice Pattern | no. (%) |
 General Endo (EGD or Colonoscopy) | 1259 (98.5%) |
 Advanced Endo (EUS or ERCP) | 260 (20.3%) |
 GI Physiology Studies (Esophagus/Motility) | 242 (18.9%) |
VCE Procedures by Provider | |
 Median | 16 |
 IQR | 13–24 |
 Maximum | 235 |
Other Procedures by Provider | |
 Median | 495.5 |
 IQR | 324–745 |
 Maximum | 3164 |
Practice Setting (NCHS Classification) | no. (%) |
 Large central metro (Pop. 1,000,000+) | 348 (27.2%) |
 Large fringe metro | 330 (25.8%) |
 Medium metro (Pop. 250,000–999,999) | 315 (24.7%) |
 Small metro | 182 (14.2%) |
 Micropolitan (10,000–49,999) | 95 (7.4%) |
 Non-core (Rural) | 8 (0.6%) |