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Table 4 Sensitivity Analysis

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

Alzheimer’s Disease Prescriptions (14-day time window)

 

Count

Percentage of All Prescriptions

Physicians

282,127

95.27%

 Family Practice

82,482

27.85%

 Internal Medicine

40,600

13.71%

 Multispecialty

29,516

9.97%

 Radiology

16,113

5.44%

 Podiatry

15,396

5.20%

 Neurologya

12,643

4.27%

 Other

85,377

28.83%

Non-Physician Professionals

14,004

4.73%

 Nurse Practitioner

10,367

3.50%

 Physician Assistant

3,637

1.23%

Total

296,131

100%

Alzheimer’s Disease Prescriptions (Same day)

Physicians

98,588

95.65%

 Family Practice

29,655

28.77%

 Neurology

23,924

23.21%

 Internal Medicine

16,254

15.77%

 Multispecialty

8,867

8.60%

 Psychiatry

5,459

5.30%

 Other

14,429

14.0%

Non-Physician Professionals

4,479

4.35%

 Nurse Practitioner

3,477

3.37%

 Physician Assistant

1,002

0.98%

Total

103,067

100%

  1. aNot one of the top 5 physician subtypes identified but included separately due to relevance (AD specialists)