Quantitative Analysis of Practice Size Consolidation in Radiation Oncology: A Trend Toward Bigger and Fewer Practices

Abstract

Purpose

There is evidence of practice consolidation in US health care in recent years. To our knowledge, a detailed quantitative study of recent changes in radiation oncology practice size has not been performed. We aim to evaluate radiation oncology practice size changes between 2012 and 2020 in the United States.

Materials and Methods

Using the Medicare Physician Compare Database, we identified practices...