This statistic is based on a survey and provides a portrait of an average physician in the United States, as of 2018, by employment type. As of that year, both employed physicians and private practice owners worked around 53 hours per week.
Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018
Characteristic
Employed physicians
Private practice owners
Limit/do not see Medicaid patients
20%
53%
Limit/do not see Medicare patients
17%
28%
Spend between 11 and 15 hours each week on Non-clinical (paperwork) duties
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The Physicians Foundation. (September 18, 2018). Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/
The Physicians Foundation. "Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018." Chart. September 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/
The Physicians Foundation. (2018). Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/
The Physicians Foundation. "Characteristics of Employed and Private Practice U.S. Physicians in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/
The Physicians Foundation, Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/ (last visited October 03, 2024)
Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, September 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/
