This statistic depicts physicians' collections from Medicare in calendar year 2020, sorted by specialties which were paid most. During that year, internal medicine was the specialty which collected the largest payments from Medicare. Physicians from this specialty collected some 7.3 billion U.S. dollars in total.
Medicare payments to physicians in 2020, by top specialties (in million U.S. dollars)
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CMS. (December 1, 2021). Medicare payments to physicians in 2020, by top specialties (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298467/physicians-medicare-collections/
CMS. "Medicare payments to physicians in 2020, by top specialties (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298467/physicians-medicare-collections/
CMS. (2021). Medicare payments to physicians in 2020, by top specialties (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298467/physicians-medicare-collections/
CMS. "Medicare Payments to Physicians in 2020, by Top Specialties (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298467/physicians-medicare-collections/
CMS, Medicare payments to physicians in 2020, by top specialties (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298467/physicians-medicare-collections/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Medicare payments to physicians in 2020, by top specialties (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], CMS, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298467/physicians-medicare-collections/