What competition affects physicians’ income?

Twenty-eight percent of physicians’ income is affected by nonphysician practitioners, according to Medscape’sPhysician Compensation Report” for 2023.

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Medscape surveyed 10,011 physicians across more than 29 specialties about their income, work hours, job satisfaction and more from Oct. 7, 2022, to Jan. 17, 2023.

  • Nonphysician practitioners (e.g. physician assistants, nurse practitioners, naturopaths, chiropractors): 28 percent
  • Minute clinics and big box stores medical clinics: 12 percent
  • Physicians or insurers doing telemedicine: 12 percent 
  • Other: 5 percent
  • My income is not affected by the competition listed above: 63 percent
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