Physician Office Visit Data

The following figures were excerpted from:
Cherry DK, Woodwell DA, Rechtsteiner EA. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Summary. Advance data from vital and health statistics; no. 387. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2007.

Figure 1. Percent distribution of office visits by physician specialty: United States, 2005

Figure 2. Percent distribution of office visits by patient age, according to year: United States, 1995 and 2005

Figure 3. Percentage of office visits by adults 18 years and over with selected chronic conditions: United States, 1995 and 2005

Figure 4. Percentage of drugs mentioned at office visits that were new or continued, by patient age: United States, 2005

Figure 5. Percent distribution of office visits where a physician was seen by duration of visit, according to year: United States, 1995 and 2005