Table 4 Number of specialists who prescribed a PPI, benzodiazepine, or antipsychotic each yeara,b
Specialty | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PPI | |||||||
 Gastroenterologists | 11,739 (92.5%) | 11,983 (92.8%) | 12,150 (92.8%) | 12,362 (92.6%) | 12,582 (92.6%) | 12,778 (92.3%) | 12,988 (92.7%) |
 General Practitioners | 159,412 (62.6%) | 161,208 (63.4%) | 162,412 (63.1%) | 161,852 (62.4%) | 161,821 (61.8%) | 161,125 (60.9%) | 160,972 (60.4%) |
 Specialists | 54,827 (17.5%) | 55,320 (17.6%) | 54,259 (17.1%) | 52,641 (16.5%) | 51,018 (15.9%) | 48,767 (15.1%) | 46,854 (14.4%) |
 Surgeons | 5572 (7.5%) | 5593 (7.5%) | 5496 (7.3%) | 5289 (7.1%) | 5392 (7.2%) | 5207 (7.0%) | 5158 (6.9%) |
 Mid-level Practitioners | 55,398 (14.1%) | 61,540 (14.8%) | 68,336 (15.6%) | 74,788 (16.1%) | 80,947 (16.5%) | 86,126 (16.3%) | 92,616 (16.6%) |
 Alternative | 34 (1.9%) | 38 (2.8%) | 32 (2.8%) | 34 (2.9%) | 28 (2.3%) | 41 (3.1%) | 26 (1.9%) |
Totalc | 287,037 (27.4%) | 295,682 (27.6%) | 302,685 (27.5%) | 306,966 (27.1%) | 311,788 (26.8%) | 314,044 (26.1%) | 318,614 (25.7%) |
Benzodiazepines | |||||||
 Psychiatrists | 25,849 (61.6%) | 26,184 (62.4%) | 26,069 (61.9%) | 25,803 (61.4%) | 25,436 (60.4%) | 24,767 (58.7%) | 24,277 (57.2%) |
 Sleep Medicine | 68 (64.2%) | 120 (64.9%) | 163 (66.5%) | 197 (62.5%) | 227 (58.8%) | 269 (61.4%) | 306 (61.6%) |
 General Practitioners | 131,531 (51.7%) | 130,375 (51.3%) | 129,094 (50.2%) | 126,712 (48.9%) | 124,210 (47.4%) | 121,037 (45.8%) | 117,819 (44.2%) |
 Specialists | 51,493 (18.2%) | 50,539 (17.7%) | 48,813 (17.0%) | 46,828 (16.2%) | 45,082 (15.5%) | 42,201 (14.3%) | 39,515 (13.3%) |
 Surgeons | 5397 (7.3%) | 5251 (7.0%) | 4778 (6.4%) | 4609 (6.2%) | 4512 (6.0%) | 4042 (5.4%) | 3632 (4.9%) |
 Mid-level Practitioners | 42,804 (10.9%) | 46,969 (11.3%) | 51,411 (11.7%) | 55,650 (12.0%) | 60,194 (12.3%) | 64,487 (12.2%) | 68,868 (12.3%) |
 Alternative | 53 (3.0%) | 62 (4.6%) | 61 (5.3%) | 62 (5.3%) | 71 (5.8%) | 72 (5.4%) | 66 (4.7%) |
Totalc | 257,195 (24.5%) | 259,500 (24.2%) | 260,389 (23.6%) | 259,861 (23.0%) | 259,732 (22.3%) | 256,875 (21.3%) | 254,483 (20.5%) |
Antipsychotics | |||||||
 Psychiatrists | 26,820 (63.9%) | 26,881 (64.1%) | 26,613 (63.2%) | 26,875 (64.0%) | 26,727 (63.4%) | 26,282 (62.2%) | 26,097 (61.5%) |
 Sleep Medicine | 6 (5.6%) | 11 (5.9%) | 16 (6.5%) | 16 (5.1%) | 24 (6.2%) | 27 (6.2%) | 36 (7.2%) |
 General Practitioners | 76,230 (29.9%) | 76,679 (30.2%) | 75,516 (29.3%) | 76,617 (29.5%) | 75,645 (28.9%) | 74,276 (28.1%) | 72,319 (27.1%) |
 Specialists | 11,856 (4.2%) | 11,766 (4.1%) | 11,420 (4.0%) | 11,468 (4.0%) | 11,109 (3.8%) | 11,064 (3.8%) | 10,722 (3.6%) |
 Surgeons | 518 (0.7%) | 501 (0.7%) | 416 (0.6%) | 401 (0.5%) | 350 (0.5%) | 289 (0.4%) | 293 (0.4%) |
 Mid-level Practitioners | 20,596 (5.2%) | 23,139 (5.6%) | 25,642 (5.8%) | 29,855 (6.4%) | 33,345 (6.8%) | 37,282 (7.1%) | 41,566 (7.4%) |
 Alternative | 22 (1.2%) | 15 (1.1%) | 13 (1.1%) | 13 (1.1%) | 12 (1.0%) | 21 (1.6%) | 12 (0.9%) |
Totalc | 136,048 (13.0%) | 138,992 (13.0%) | 139,636 (12.7%) | 145,245 (12.8%) | 147,212 (12.7%) | 149,241 (12.4%) | 151,045 (12.2%) |