Primary care physicians in the West saw a 15.1% increase in pay from 2019 to 2023, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report."
The report, released May 28, included 2023 data from more than 211,000 physicians and advanced practice providers.
Here's how physician pay changed from 2019 to 2023 by region:
Eastern
Primary care: 14.7%
Surgical specialist: 18.1%
Nonsurgical specialist: 12.6%
Advanced practice providers: 10.9%
Midwest
Primary care: 12.9%
Surgical specialist: 9%
Nonsurgical specialist: -3.4%
Advanced practice providers: 12.5%
Southern
Primary care: 15.1%
Surgical specialist: 10.2%
Nonsurgical specialist: 8.3%
Advanced practice providers: 13.8%
Western
Primary care: 15.1%
Surgical specialist: 10.2%
Nonsurgical specialist: 8.3%
Advanced practice providers: 13.8%