Characteristics of Practices (N=208 Practices)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Metropolitan | 99 (48) |
| Nonmetropolitan | 109 (52) |
| Ownership and practice type | |
| Clinician owned | |
| Traditional private practice | 76 (37) |
| Rural health clinic | 5 (2) |
| Other private | 8 (4) |
| Hospital or health system | |
| Traditional private practice | 49 (24) |
| Rural health clinics | 2 (1) |
| Other corporate | 1 (<1) |
| Federally qualified community health center | |
| Traditional | 36 (17) |
| Indian Health Servicesa | 2 (1) |
| Rural health clinic | 1 (<1) |
| American Indian practice | |
| Indian Health Services | 2 (1) |
| Tribal practices | 10 (5) |
| Other federal practiceb | 7 (3) |
| Other rural health clinics | 4 (2) |
| Academic practice | 4 (2) |
| Health maintenance organization | 1 (<1) |
| Employer-based practice | 1 (<1) |
| Foundation-owned free clinic | 1 (<1) |
| Nonfederal government practice | 1 (<1) |
| Size (number of clinicians) | |
| 1 | 62 (30) |
| 2–5 | 109 (52) |
| 6–10 | 26 (12) |
| ≥11c | 11 (5) |
| Specialty composition | |
| Single specialty | 146 (70) |
| Multispecialty | 62 (30) |
↵a Two practices identified as both tribal federally qualified health centers and Indian Health Services tribal practices.
↵b One practice identified as both a federal clinic and an Indian Health Services tribal practice.
↵c Nine multispecialty practices and 2 academic practices with part-time clinicians (faculty and residents).