Aerospace Medicine Physician
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians › Preventive Medicine › Aerospace Medicine
About this specialty
Aerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, together with the support personnel who assist operation of such vehicles. This population often works and lives in remote, isolated, extreme, or enclosed environments under conditions of physical and psychological stress. Practitioners strive for an optimal human-machine match in occupational settings rich with environmental hazards and engineering countermeasures.
Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition added, source added; 7/1/2011: modified source]<br/>Additional Resources: American Board of Preventive Medicine, 2007. http://www.abprevmed.org/. American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification<br/>Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Board certification for Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) is provided by the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| PAUL BELL, M.D. | BEAUFORT, SC | $292,761 |
| JUSTIN OWENS, M.D. | BARKSDALE AFB, LA | $90,353 |
| RONALD DAY, D.O., M.P.H. | HURLBURT FIELD, FL | $57,560 |
| CHRISTOPHER BIRD, MD | ROBINS AFB, GA | $50,918 |
| NICOLA REVILLS, MD | DUBLIN, GA | $46,107 |
| WILLIAM LUCAS, M.D. | ROBINS AFB, GA | $43,524 |
| BROCK MASON, D.O. | SANTA MARIA, CA | $30,583 |
| RICHARD WILLIAMS, MD | FREDERICKSBURG, VA | $6,569 |
| LARRY YU, M.D. | ROBINS AFB, GA | $3,863 |
| GLEN MACPHERSON, M.D. | EMPIRE, MI | $3,366 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.