Number of Medicare ASCs in 14 key specialties

There are double the number of single specialty Medicare-certified ASCs as there are multispecialty ASCs, according to the MedPAC 2017 Annual Report. There were 2,878 single specialty ASCs and 1,802 multispecialty ASCs.

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Here is the breakdown of the number of ASCs in each specialty:

1. Gastroenterology: 1,027 (22 percent)
2. Ophthalmology: 1,020 (22 percent)
3. Pain management: 355 (8 percent)
4. Dermatology: 191 (4 percent)
5. Urology: 124 (3 percent)
6. Podiatry: 95 (2 percent)
7. Orthopedics/musculoskeletal: 23
8. Respiratory: 10
9. Cardiology: 9
10. OB/GYN: 5
11. Neurology: 3

Among single specialty ASCs:

12. More than two specialties: 1,421 (30 percent)
13. Pain management and neurology/orthopedics: 221 (5 percent)
14. Gastroenterology and ophthalmology: 160 (3 percent)

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