The physician workforce is not just shrinking, it is redistributing. The U.S. faces a projected shortage of 86,000 physicians by 2036, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, but the shortage is not evenly distributed. Florida, Texas and the…
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The average annual salary for orthopedic surgeons has increased from $306,220 in 2021 up to $373,570 in 2025. Over the past five years, compensation for orthopedic surgeons has increased $67,250, or about 22%. Compensation for orthopedic surgeons has increased year-over-year…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has added Novant Health Gastroenterology – Coastal Carolina, located in Hardeeville, S.C., to its network. The practice is led by Madeline Russell, MD, who is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, according to a June…
Advertised anesthesiologist salaries in the Midwest have quietly climbed to rival, and in some cases surpass, traditionally high-paying coastal and Sun Belt markets, according to Q1 2026 data from BagMask.com. Here are four things to know: 1. North Dakota now…
The gap between what employed and independent physicians take home is narrowing in some places, inverting in others, and obscured by overhead, ancillary revenue and the compounding cost of running an independent practice. The headline numbers favor independence. Self-employed physicians…
South Carolina’s last major independent multispecialty physician group is no longer independent. On March 3, Charleston-based MUSC Health finalized the $111 million acquisition of Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, the state’s largest independent multispecialty practice. The Medical University Hospital Authority board…
California saw the largest year-over-year increase in the average annual salary for nurse anesthetists from 2024 to 2025, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., the average annual salary for nurse anesthetists climbed $16,620, growing…
Dermatology has now logged pay declines in back-to-back years, and the drop is accelerating. Dermatologists saw an 11% compensation decrease in Medscape’s 2025 report, the largest single-specialty decline that year. The 2026 report, which surveyed 5,916 physicians between Sept. 5…
For decades, spine surgery has relied on some of medicine’s highest-quality research. Randomized trials. Prospective studies. Single-center investigations led by academic institutions. Those studies transformed spine care, but they also came with a limitation: They often reflected ideal conditions rather…
A new BagMask.com analysis of Q1 2026 job postings shows anesthesiologist pay floors climbing fastest in states that have historically lagged on compensation, a sign that recruitment pressure is spreading beyond traditional high-pay markets. Here are the states where advertised…