Using information from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s March 2019 report to Congress, GHA broke down the number of single-specialty ASCs billing Medicare in 2017:
Ophthalmology
Number of ASCs: 1,022
Change since 2015: +2
Gastroenterology
Number of ASCs: 1,019
Change since 2015: -8
Pain management
Number of ASCs: 368
Change since 2015: +13
Dermatology
Number of ASCs: 179
Change since 2015: -12
Urology
Number of ASCs: 125
Change since 2015: +1
Podiatry
Number of ASCs: 88
Change since 2015: -7
Orthopedics/musculoskeletal
Number of ASCs: 29
Change since 2015: +6
Respiratory
Number of ASCs: 24
Change since 2015: +8
Cardiology
Number of ASCs: 18
Change since 2015: +8
OB-GYN
Number of ASCs: 11
Change since 2015: +2
Neurology
Number of ASCs: 6
Change since 2015: +1
Other
Number of ASCs: 1
Change since 2015: -2
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