Hospice and palliative care has seen the largest growth based on number of claims over the last five full-calendar years, according to a June 1 ranking from Definitive Healthcare.
Definitive considered all physician specialties with over 1,000 claims
The 20 physician specialties with the most growth between 2018 and 2022, and their percentage increase in claims:
1. Hospice and palliative care: 786 percent
2. Pediatric rheumatology: 544 percent
3. Preventive medicine: 125 percent
4. Interventional radiology: 83 percent
5. Dietitian/nutritional professionals: 64 percent
6. Geriatric medicine: 57 percent
7. Massage therapy: 56 percent
8. Radiology-nuclear medicine: 55 percent
9. Adult medicine: 45 percent
10. Pediatric surgery: 44 percent
11. Pediatric otolaryngology: 39 percent
12. Neuropsychiatry: 35 percent
13. Surgical oncology: 33 percent
14. Licensed clinical social worker: 29 percent
15. Pediatric cardiology: 23 percent
16. Hematology/oncology: 21 percent
17. Medical oncology: 20 percent
18. Cardiac electrophysiology: 17 percent
19. Geriatric psychiatry: 16 percent
20. Occupational therapy: 11 percent