E/M Frequency Data for Family Medicine and Internal Medicine

CMS releases E/M frequency data annually. A physician self-elects their specialty designation when enrolling with Medicare. The panel for family medicine physicians includes children, but the data below is Medicare data, for disabled patients of any age and people 65 and older. I opted to show internal medicine and family medicine together, because both are primary care specialties.

The data below is from 2023, released in late 2024.

99201 was deleted in 2021.

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Last revised February 27, 2025 - CodingIntel Editor
Tags: E/M frequency data, primary care_E/M services

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