Which physicians are seeing the highest pay jumps? 

Primary care physicians saw their pay jump more than 14% from 2019 to 2023, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report” released May 28. 

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The report included 2023 data from more than 211,000 physicians and advanced practice providers. 

Here’s how physician specialty total compensation has evolved:

Primary care physician total compensation:

2022-2023 change: 4.4%

2019-2023 change: 14.3%

Surgical specialist physician total compensation:

2022-2023 change: 4.4%

2019-2023 change: 10.3%

Nonsurgical specialist physician total compensation:

2022-2023 change: 1.8%

2019-2023 change: 6.1%

APP total compensation:

2022-2023 change: 6.5%

2019-2023 change: 16.2%

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