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Table 3 Comparing county characteristics between the top 5% and bottom 5% of counties with the highest and lowest proportion of prescriptions prescribed by NPs and PAs

From: Prescribing Alzheimer’s Disease treatments by provider type and geographic region: a comparison among physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants

 

Top 5%

Bottom 5%

Percent of all prescriptions written by NPs and PAs

17.30%

0.9%

County population

136,103

680,809

Median household income

$62,642

$67,509

  1. Abbreviations: NPs Nurse Practitioners, PAs Physician Assistants