Table 1.

Weighted Percentage Distributions of Office Visits, by Physician Category, NAMCS Data, 1997–2000

Physician CategoryVisits for Work-Related Conditions (n = 2,387)Visits for Non–Work-Related Conditions (n = 93,796)
NAMCS = National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.
General practice
    Family practice (FP)22.021.5
    Family practice–geriatric medicine (FPG)0.00.1
    Family practice–sports medicine (FSM)0.00.0
    General practice (GP)1.03.2
Internal medicine8.916.6
Pediatrics0.211.7
General surgery2.42.5
Obstetrics and gynecology0.09.0
Orthopedic surgery33.74.3
Cardiovascular diseases0.12.4
Dermatology0.44.1
Urology0.12.2
Psychiatry2.83.0
Neurology2.61.0
Occupational medicine7.50.0
Ophthalmology1.16.0
Otolaryngology1.02.3
Other16.210.7
Total100.0100.0