46% of independent physicians saw pay cut in 2022

Forty-six percent of independent physicians saw income reduction in 2022, compared to 23 percent of employed physicians, according to the Physicians Foundation’s “2022 Survey of America’s Physicians,” released Nov. 15. 

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The Physicians Foundation surveyed 1,501 physicians from Sept. 28 to Oct. 7. 

Here are the physicians who experienced an income reduction in 2022:

  • Employed physicians: 23 percent
  • Independent physicians: 46 percent
  • Physicians 45 or younger: 20 percent 
  • Physicians 46 or older: 36 percent 
  • Suburban physicians: 32 percent 
  • Urban physicians: 23 percent

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