15 specialists most likely to participate in MACRA

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 went into effect at the beginning of this year. Medscape examined which specialists are most likely to participate in the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2017.

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The specialist breakdown for MACRA participation is as follows:

1. Ophthalmologists: 64 percent
2. Nephrologists: 61 percent
3. Urologists: 60 percent
4. Dermatologists: 57 percent
5. Cardiologists: 55 percent
6. Gastroenterologist: 54 percent
7. Anesthesiologists: 53 percent
8. Radiologists: 50 percent
9. Otolaryngologists: 50 percent
10. Family medicine physicians: 49 percent
11. Oncologists: 48 percent
12. Pulmonary medicine physicians: 47 percent
13. Orthopedists: 47 percent
14. Rheumatologists: 47 percent
15. General surgeons: 47 percent

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