Medical Practice Characteristics by Selected Specialty: 1990 to 2001

Specialty	1990	1995	1999	2001¹
Mean patient visits per week
All physicians²	120.9	107.6	106.7	107.2
General/family practice	146.0	133.7	122.9	126.6
Internal medicine	112.0	99.7	103.0	102.7
Surgery	107.6	97.1	95.8	97.7
Pediatrics	134.0	125.9	120.5	111.0
Obstetrics/gynecology	120.0	94.0	101.8	101.2
Mean hours in patient care per week
All physicians²	53.3	51.3	51.6	52.8
General/family practice	55.0	52.9	50.6	50.7
Internal medicine	55.7	53.9	54.2	56.2
Surgery	53.1	53.2	53.3	53.1
Pediatrics	52.4	50.4	49.5	49.4
Obstetrics/gynecology	60.4	54.6	59.0	59.3
Mean net income (in thousands)
All physicians²	$164.3	$195.5	n.a.	$205.7
General/family practice	102.7	131.2	n.a.	144.7
Internal medicine	152.5	185.7	n.a.	196.1
Surgery	236.4	269.4	n.a.	274.7
Pediatrics	106.5	140.5	n.a.	137.8
Obstetrics/gynecology	207.3	244.3	n.a.	227.0
Mean liability premium (in thousands)
All physicians²	$14.5	$15.0	n.a.	$18.4
General/family practice	7.8	9.0	n.a.	13.8
Internal medicine	9.2	9.4	n.a.	13.7
Surgery	22.8	23.3	n.a.	23.6
Pediatrics	7.8	7.9	n.a.	11.6
Obstetrics/gynecology	34.3	38.6	n.a.	39.2

NOTE: n.a.= not available.

1. Mean net income and mean liability premium are 2000 data.

2. Includes other specialties not shown separately.

Source: American Medical Association, Chicago Ill., Physician Socioeconomic Statistics (copyright). From: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004–2005.

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