DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 6 (June)

NPP Report: Number of NPPs in Medicare outnumbers doctors

The number of non-physician practitioners (NPPs) participating in Medicare has risen steadily over the last four years, growing at nearly four times the rate of physicians, an NPP Report analysis of CMS enrollment data shows. From 2006 to 2009, the number of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) enrolled in Medicare increased by 7.5% and 7.2% respectively, compared to an average of 2.2% for physicians across all specialties.

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