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MD

Total Donated

$14,302,179

Contributions

88,572

Unique Donors

3,090

Donors who entered MD as occupation account for $14,302,179 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 88,572 contributions from 3,090 donor records. MD is a credential abbreviation used as occupation text, not PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR, or SURGEON. In compact form the occupation total is $14.3 million.

Key figures

  • MD itemizations sum to $14,302,179 from 88,572 contributions and 3,090 donors.
  • PHYSICIAN and DOCTOR are separate occupation keys and are not rolled into MD.
  • Mean amounts are about $161 per contribution and about $4,628 per donor record.
  • The two-letter string is self-reported free text and can include non-medical uses of MD.

Abbreviation key, high line count

$14,302,179 is the occupation-level dollar total. 88,572 is the itemization count. 3,090 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $161. Mean dollars per donor record are about $4,628. Repeat giving is about 29 itemizations per donor record.

88,572 lines from 3,090 records is a high-repeat pattern. The per-line mean of about $161 is smaller than several spelled-out clinical titles in this harvest, which is why the contribution count explains the headline dollars.

These means are not typical-check estimates. The packet does not include a specialty split, a DO comparison, or a gift-size distribution.

MD is not PHYSICIAN and not DOCTOR

PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR, SURGEON, and M.D. — if the punctuated form exists as a separate key — are not rolled into this total unless the bulk extract normalized them to MD. This page cites only $14,302,179, 88,572 contributions, and 3,090 donors.

The FEC record does not verify a medical license. Managing directors who typed MD, Maryland residents who used the state postal code in the wrong field, and physicians who abbreviated the degree can all appear. Occupation is the donor’s typed word.

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Questions

How much have MD donors given in FEC records?
Itemizations that list MD sum to $14,302,179 across 88,572 contributions and 3,090 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is an occupation-string total, not a count of licensed physicians. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Are physicians included in MD?
Only if they typed MD. PHYSICIAN and DOCTOR are separate occupation strings. This page covers MD: $14,302,179, 88,572 contributions, and 3,090 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Could MD mean managing director?
The FEC occupation field is free text. Some donors may have meant managing director. This page still cites the exact string MD: $14,302,179, 88,572 contributions, and 3,090 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
What is the average MD contribution?
Dividing $14,302,179 by 88,572 itemizations yields about $161 per contribution. Dividing by 3,090 donors yields about $4,628 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.

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