Multivariate Logistic Regression Results for Odds of Buprenorphine Prescriber Status Based on 2013 to 2016 Medicare Part D Public Use File Data
| Odds Ratio | (Standard Error) | |
|---|---|---|
| Specialty | ||
| Family Medicine | REF | |
| Internal Medicine | 0.689*** | (0.0263) |
| General Practice | 1.265*** | (0.0953) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | REF | |
| Female | 0.512*** | (0.0208) |
| Degree Type | ||
| Allopathic | REF | |
| Osteopathic | 1.341*** | (0.0619) |
| Rurality | ||
| Urban | REF | |
| Rural | 0.968 | (0.0482) |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | REF | |
| Midwest | 0.442*** | (0.0227) |
| South | 0.550*** | (0.0239) |
| West | 0.437*** | (0.0221) |
| Medical School Type | ||
| Domestic | REF | |
| International | 0.818*** | (0.0436) |
| Years Since Medical School | ||
| <10 | REF | |
| 10 to 14 | 1.420*** | (0.0958) |
| 15 to 19 | 1.602*** | (0.108) |
| 20 to 29 | 1.890*** | (0.120) |
| 30+ | 1.935*** | (0.123) |
| Number of Medicare Patients | ||
| 30 to 50 | REF | |
| 50 to 200 | 0.846*** | (0.0506) |
| 200 to 500 | 0.790*** | (0.0487) |
| >500 | 0.678*** | (0.0476) |
| Medicare Beneficiary Average HCC Risk Score | ||
| 0.4420–1.0551 | REF | |
| 1.0552–1.2043 | 1.274*** | (0.0516) |
| 1.2044–1.4128 | 1.486*** | (0.0682) |
| 1.4129–9.1466 | 1.165*** | (0.0585) |
| Share of Patients who are Dual Eligible | ||
| <35% Patients Dual Eligible | REF | |
| >35% Patients Dual Eligible | 3.518*** | (0.139) |
| Share of Patients who are White | ||
| <75% Patients White | REF | |
| >75% Patients White | 1.622*** | (0.0640) |
| Year | ||
| 2013 | REF | |
| 2014 | 1.141*** | (0.0149) |
| 2015 | 1.227*** | (0.0199) |
| 2016 | 1.368*** | (0.0245) |
| Constant | 0.0106*** | (0.00109) |
| Observations | 545,723 | |
↵*** P < .01, **P < .05, *P < .1.
USMG, US Medical School Graduate; IMG, International Medical School Graduate, HCC, Hierarchical Condition Category; REF, “reference” point for the odds ratio comparisons within the regression model.