In 2022, roughly three in ten surveyed physicians worked in medical practices that were fewer than five physicians in size. Another two in ten physicians were in practices of five to ten physicians, while 18.3 percent were in practices with 50 or more physicians. On the other hand, one in ten physicians surveyed were directly employed or contracted by a hospital.
Many sources indicate that physicians are moving away from private practice and into practices owned by hospitals or medical groups. In 2022, a minority of physicians were practice owners, partners or associates and over half of physicians were employed by someone else. In the same year, a majority of U.S. physicians said that they are at full capacity or overworked within their practices while only one fifth of physicians indicated that they had time to see more patients.
Distribution of physicians by medical practices size from 2012 to 2022
Post-residency physicians who provide at least 20 hours of patient care per week, not employed by the federal government, and practice in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia
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