Trends in neurology physicians 1996-2006 [Fall 2009]

TRENDS IN NEUROLOGY PHYSICIANS 1996-2006 SPECIALTY FACT SHEET SERIES FALL 2009 (No. 8 of 12)
GEORGIA BOARD FOR PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE

SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF NEUROLOGY PHYSICIANS

Neurology Physician Distribution 2006 Secondary Care Service Areas* (SCSA)

There was an increase in physicians becoming board certified between 1996 and 2006.

Dade Catoosa

Murray

Fannin

Towns Rabun

Union

Whitfield

White

Walker

Chattooga Gordon
Region 1

1.3

Floyd

Bartow

Gilmer

Habersham

Lumpkin
Region

2

Stephens

Pickens Dawson

1.1 Banks Franklin Hart

Cherokee Forsyth Hall

Jackson Madison Elbert

Below State Rate Above State Rate
GA Rate = 3.3 US Rate = 4.9

Polk Paulding
Haralson

Region 3 Cobb

Gwinnett Barrow Clarke Oglethorpe

Dekalb

Walton Oconee

Wilkes

4.3

Region 5

*Physicians per 100,000 population
Lincoln

Carroll

Douglas

Rockdale

Fulton Clayton

Newton

2.1 Morgan Greene Taliaferro

Columbia

McDuffie

Region 7 Coweta
Heard

Henry Fayette
Butts Spalding

Jasper

Warren Putnam
Hancock Glascock

Richmond

Region 4 9.6 Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe 2.3 Region 6 Troup

Baldwin Jones

Jefferson Washington

Burke

Harris

Upson

Talbot

2.2 Bibb
Crawford

Wilkinson

Twiggs

Johnson Emanuel

Jenkins

Screven

Taylor

Peach

Muscogee
Region 8 Marion

Bleckley Laurens Houston

Treutlen

Bulloch Candler

Effingham

Region 9 Region 12 Chattahoochee

Macon

1.4 Schley

Pulaski Dodge

Montgomery

Evans

1.0 3.5 Stewart Webster

Sumter

Dooly

Wilcox

Wheeler

Tatnall Toombs

Bryan Chatham

Crisp

Telfair

Liberty

Quitman

Terrell Lee

Randolph

Clay Calhoun Dougherty

Region 10

Early

Baker

2.2 Mitchell

Miller

Turner

Ben Hill

Jeff Davis Appling

Long

Worth Colquitt

Irwin

Coffee Bacon

Wayne

Tift Region 11

Pierce

Berrien 2.1

Cook

Atkinson

Ware

Brantley

McIntosh Glynn

Seminole Decatur

Grady Thomas Brooks

Lanier Lowndes

Clinch

Charlton

Camden

Echols

1996: 75.0% of neurology physicians were board certified compared to 73.4% of total physicians.
2006: 85.1% of neurology physicians were board certified compared to 83.2% of total physicians.
Neurology physicians have increased by 24.3% between 1996 and 2006.
Of all the neurology physicians: 1996: 7.0% were residents 2006: 2.4% were residents
Of all the residents: 1996: 2.2% were in neurology 2006: 2.0% were in neurology

*State Service Delivery Regions; Effective July 1, 1998, the State Legislature voted to provide regional boundaries for the purpose of consistency in planning and service delivery from State Agencies.

MSA VERSUS NON-MSA DISTRIBUTION OF NEUROLOGY PHYSICIANS
Neurology physicians have always been concentrated in Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Likewise, there has been a decline of neurologists practicing in Non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Non-MSAs). From 2004 to 2006, there was a 6.6% decrease in the percentage of neurology physicians practicing in Non-MSA designated areas.
NEUROLOGY PHYSICIANS BY YEAR: GEORGIA MSA/NON-MSA

DESIGNATION MSA
NON-MSA

2004 85.1% 14.9%

2006 91.7%
8.3%

Georgia Board for Physician Workforce 1718 Peachtree St., N.W., Suite 683, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, (404) 206-5420 www.gbpw.georgia.gov Cherri Tucker, Executive Director. Colette Caldwell, Carla Graves, Kelly McNamara, and G.E. Alan Dever, M.D., Ph.D., contributors.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Neurology Physicians By Gender

100

86.0%

80

79.7%

60

40 14.0%
20

20.3%

0 1996

2006

Male Female

Neurology Physicians By Race
100 91.3% 79.1%
80

60

40

20
0 White

11.7%

1.5%

6.2% 4.4% 1.0% 4.8%

Black

Asian

1996 2006

Other

Since 1996, there has been an increase in the number of female neurology physicians practicing in Georgia. Overall, the percentage of minority physicians has increased. Black physicians increased by 10.2%, while the percentage of white neurology physicians decreased by 12.2% between 1996 and 2006.

Percentage of Neurology Physicians and Total Physicians Age 55 and Older
1996 and 2006

40

30

23.5%

23.0% 26.3%

20 12.4%

10

0 1996

2006

Neurology Total Physicians

The percentage of neurologists age 55 and
older increased 10.6% between 1996 and 2006.
Similarly, the percentage of total practicing
physicians age 55 and older increased by 2.8% during the same time period.

TRENDS IN THE NUMBER AND RATE OF NEUROLOGY PHYSICIANS

Over the last ten years, the NUMBER of neurology physicians practicing in Georgia has fluctuated from year-to-year, but increased overall. The RATE for neurology physicians was 3.3 in 1996 and 2006, with minor changes in between.

Total Number

400

303 302

300 243

256

261

276

Rate per 100,000 Population
4 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.3
3

200

2

100

1

0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006