Buprenorphine Prescribing Status by Specialty, Practice Size, and Partner Waiver Status
| Characteristic | Does Not Prescribe Buprenorphine (n = 56) No. (%) | Prescribes Buprenorphine (n = 22) No. (%) | All Physician Respondents (N = 78) No. (%) | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician specialty | .05 | |||
| Family medicine | 42 (75) | 21 (95) | 63 (81) | |
| Other | 14 (25) | 1 (5) | 15 (19) | |
| Number of physicians | ||||
| Mean practice size | 13.9 | 9.0 | 12.4 | ns |
| 1 (solo) | 7 (12) | 3 (14) | 10 (13) | |
| 2–9 | 21 (38) | 13 (59) | 34 (44) | |
| 10–49 | 21 (38) | 6 (27) | 27 (35) | |
| >49 | 6 (11) | 0 (0) | 6 (8) | |
| Missing | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Other physicians in trainee’s practice | ||||
| Number known to have waivers | .006 | |||
| 0, unknown, or NAb | 37 (66) | 7 (32) | 44 (56) | |
| Any | 19 (34) | 15 (68) | 34 (44) | |
| Meana | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .04 |
| 0 | 27 (48) | 6 (27) | 33 (42) | |
| 1 | 11 (20) | 7 (32) | 18 (23) | |
| 2–5 | 6 (11) | 6 (27) | 12 (15) | |
| >5 | 2 (4) | 2 (9) | 4 (5) | |
| Responded unknown or NA | 10 (18) | 1 (5) | 11 (14) |