Here are 10 numbers shaping the anesthesia workforce:
$218,000: The total revenue potential for an anesthesia provider generating 10,000 billable units from Mediciare, assuming full collection, according to a blog post from Coronis Health.
6,300: The projected shortage of anesthesiologists by 2036, according to a 2024 white paper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions.
$21.88: The average anesthesia reimbursement rate for 2023, reflecting a 5.5% decline from 2019, according to Coronis Health.
1,695: the number of anesthesiology residency positions available in 2024, yet approximately 44% of medical students seeking an anesthesiology residency did not match.
Nearly 40%: The percentage decrease in payments made to anesthesiologists due to the passage of the No Surprises Act in 2022.
16.6%: There are 16.6% more nurse anesthetists billing Medicare than anesthesiologists, according to a Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies report published Feb. 7 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
8,755: The number by which practicing nurse anesthetists outnumber anesthesiologists in the U.S., according to the ASA.
9.4%: The percentage growth in the number of nurse anesthetists between 2012 and January 2025, according to the ASA.
100,391: The number of anesthesia professionals on the Medicare payroll in 2025, according to the ASA.
Seven: the number of states that are actively considering legislation that would impact the anesthesia workforce or reimbursement policies for anesthesia care.
