Table 3 Utilization of physician services by Medicare beneficiaries with PD by demographic characteristics 2019 (percent).
From: Care access and utilization among medicare beneficiaries living with Parkinson’s disease
Movement Disorders Neurologist (MDS) | General Neurologist | Primary Care Provider (PCP) | No Neurology Specialist nor PCP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MDS >0 | MDS = 0, General Neurology > 0 | MDS = 0, General Neurology = 0, PCP > 0 | MDS = 0, General Neurology = 0, PCP = 0 | |
Total population | 9.1 | 50.9 | 29.2 | 10.8 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 8.4 | 48.9 | 31.3 | 11.5 |
Male | 9.8 | 52.4 | 27.5 | 10.3 |
Age | ||||
70 and under | 11.3 | 51.0 | 24.7 | 13.0 |
Over 70 | 8.5 | 50.8 | 30.4 | 10.2 |
Race and Ethnicity | ||||
Asian | 7.8 | 49.1 | 33.5 | 9.7 |
Black | 5.4 | 43.9 | 36.7 | 14.0 |
Hispanic | 4.6 | 48.6 | 36.8 | 10.0 |
North American Native | 5.0 | 44.5 | 36.4 | 14.2 |
White | 9.4 | 51.3 | 28.5 | 10.7 |
Other | 10.3 | 54.6 | 26.4 | 8.8 |
Unknown | 15.4 | 56.8 | 19.1 | 8.7 |
Urbanicity | ||||
Rural | 7.2 | 47.7 | 32.9 | 12.2 |
Non-Rural | 9.5 | 51.5 | 28.4 | 10.6 |
