The report, released May 28, included 2023 data from more than 211,000 physicians and advanced practice providers.
Here are five key notes:
1. Primary care physicians operating in physician-owned settings reported $154,940 more in total collections, 289 more total encounters and $11,163 more in total compensation than those in hospital-owned settings.
2. Surgical specialists in physician-owned settings saw $88,250 more in total collections, 372 less total encounters and $88,250 less in total compensation.
3. Advanced practice providers in physician-owned settings saw $129,001 more in total collections, 483 less total encounters and $11,631 more in total compensation.
4. In physician-owned settings, primary care physicians had 549 more work RVUs, surgical specialists had 1,607 and APPs had 1,027.
5. Total encounters reflect the number of direct provider-to-patient interactions and work RVUs quantify productivity and account for the complexity of the visits, according to the report.
