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    Total # of GERD/NERD Patients (PatientsMap 2012 US Nationwide Projection)
     
    Estimated # of pts  
    15,569,501   - Overall  
    11,255,338   - Overall (FP excluded)  
     
    Pt share by specialty
    of department (2% or above)     		  % of physicians
    		 
     
      # of
    respondent physicians    		 1pts/month or more 5pts/month or more Avg.
    # of pts
    # of physicians % of Tx # of physicians % of Tx
    Hematology and Oncology 319 147 46% 129 40% 8.1
    Rheumatology 112 54 48% 50 45% 16.6
    Endocrinology 126 49 39% 44 35% 9.2
    Cardiology 299 164 55% 154 52% 16.2
    Infectious Disease 111 48 43% 38 34% 8.8
    Nephrology 115 66 57% 60 52% 17.1
    Neurology 293 36 12% 29 10% 2.5
    Gastroenterology 170 165 97% 164 96% 57.8
    Allergy and Immunology 98 79 81% 72 73% 20.7
    Dermatology 198 5 3% 3 2% 0.6
    Family Practice 780 768 98% 741 95% 39.3
    Urology 121 6 5% 5 4% 0.9
    Psychiatry 422 64 15% 54 13% 3.6
    Pulmonology 113 83 73% 78 69% 27.8
    Internal Medicine 632 612 97% 597 94% 41.7
    Otolaryngology 121 108 89% 106 88% 32.0
    Pediatrics 469 431 92% 345 74% 14.7
    Surgery 310 178 57% 138 45% 8.0
    Ophthalmology 196 5 3% 4 2% 1.7
    Anesthesiology 144 73 51% 70 49% 19.6
    Obstetrics and Gynecology 275 143 52% 124 45% 8.2
    Emergency Medicine 203 191 94% 176 87% 17.9
    Orthopedics 83 7 8% 5 6% 0.8
    Radiology 123 53 43% 47 38% 9.6
    Overall 5833 3535 61% 3233 55% 19.1
    Overall (FP excluded) 5053 2767 55% 2492 49% 16.0