Comparative Claim Payments: PIAA DSP Registry 1985–20086
| Specialty | Closed Claims (n) | Paid Claims (n) | Paid to Closed (%) | Total Indemnity ($) | Average Indemnity ($) | Median Indemnity ($) | Largest Payment ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | 9,231 | 2,970 | 32.2 | 671,350,918 | 226,044 | 75,000 | 5,048,678 |
| Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery | 7,283 | 1,712 | 23.5 | 378,126,443 | 220,868 | 100,000 | 5,005,000 |
| Cardiology | 4,527 | 836 | 18.5 | 209,856,413 | 251,024 | 150,000 | 1,950,000 |
| Dentistry | 867 | 378 | 43.6 | 15,572,767 | 41,198 | 15,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Dermatology | 2,704 | 775 | 28.7 | 106,592,226 | 137,538 | 35,000 | 3,000,000 |
| Emergency medicine | 4,341 | 1,131 | 26.1 | 225,069,207 | 199,000 | 85,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Gastroenterology | 2,506 | 453 | 18.1 | 98,509,776 | 217,461 | 100,000 | 2,900,000 |
| Family medicine | 27,556 | 8,797 | 31.9 | 1,443,653,088 | 164,107 | 75,000 | 4,089,414 |
| General surgery | 24,998 | 8,551 | 34.2 | 1,577,752,573 | 184,511 | 87,500 | 3,116,180 |
| Gynecology | 2,840 | 863 | 30.4 | 135,783,680 | 157,339 | 60,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Internal medicine | 32,651 | 8,216 | 25.2 | 1,749,471,776 | 212,935 | 100,000 | 12,000,000 |
| Neurology | 3,826 | 825 | 21.6 | 263,991,984 | 319,990 | 150,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Neurosurgery | 5,620 | 1,585 | 28.2 | 499,918,893 | 315,406 | 170,000 | 5,600,000 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 32,662 | 11,488 | 35.2 | 3,257,179,047 | 283,529 | 125,000 | 13,000,000 |
| Ophthalmology | 6,947 | 1,995 | 28.7 | 367,850,385 | 184,386 | 100,000 | 3,550,000 |
| Oral surgery | 65 | 21 | 32.3 | 548,583 | 26,123 | 12,500 | 133,500 |
| Orthopedics | 22,538 | 6,599 | 29.3 | 1,099,243,175 | 166,577 | 80,000 | 3,000,000 |
| Nonsurgical specialties | 2,396 | 558 | 23.3 | 112,652,994 | 201,887 | 55,625 | 8,749,980 |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 3,990 | 1,262 | 31.6 | 257,848,881 | 204,318 | 100,000 | 4,000,000 |
| Paraprofessional | 417 | 98 | 23.5 | 19,637,949 | 200,387 | 92,000 | 1,322,290 |
| Pathology | 1,685 | 477 | 28.3 | 117,418,795 | 246,161 | 119,999 | 2,700,000 |
| Pediatrics | 7,001 | 1,951 | 27.9 | 526,796,951 | 270,014 | 125,000 | 5,250,000 |
| Plastic surgery | 8,910 | 2,346 | 26.3 | 276,760,588 | 117,971 | 46,260 | 1,650,000 |
| Psychiatry | 2,348 | 474 | 20.2 | 77,760,608 | 164,052 | 55,000 | 2,375,000 |
| Radiation therapy | 2,328 | 662 | 28.4 | 193,576,117 | 292,411 | 140,000 | 2,700,000 |
| Radiology | 13,592 | 3,977 | 29.3 | 803,819,037 | 202,117 | 90,000 | 3,125,000 |
| Resident | 133 | 44 | 33.1 | 2,689,932 | 61,135 | 74,500 | 200,000 |
| Urology | 5,794 | 1,695 | 29.3 | 306,063,041 | 180,568 | 90,000 | 3,200,000 |
| Totals | 239,756 | 70,739 | 29.5 | 14,795,495,827 | 209,156 | 90,000 | 13,000,000 |