Physicians Practice released the results of its 2016 Staff Salary Survey.
Here are 14 findings:
1. Of those practices surveyed, 32.8 percent have a physician assistant on staff.
2. A physician assistant with zero years to two years of experience made an average salary of $80,008, based on the practices surveyed.
3. That salary figure increased to $94,068 with six years to 10 years of experience.
4. Surprisingly, that number fell to $92,091 for physician assistants with 11 years to 20 years of experience and dropped even further to $88,759 for physicians with 20 years or more of experience.
5. Of those surveyed, 5.1 percent have 20 or more advanced practitioners. Four percent of practices had between 11 advanced practitioners and 20 advanced practitioners, and 8.9 percent had between six advanced practitioners and 10 advanced practitioners.
6. Nearly 40 percent had between two advanced practitioners and five advanced practitioners compared to 42.5 percent having one advanced practitioner.
Other findings from the study include:
7. Of the respondents, 29.9 percent are participating in an accountable care organization.
8. In terms of payment models, 92.2 percent of organizations use traditional fee-for-service.
9. One-fifth (20.6 percent) of organizations use direct pay payment models.
10. Only 10.6 percent of organizations use value-based reimbursement payment models.
11. A very small portion of organizations (2.1 percent) use concierge payment models.
12. Of those surveyed, 10.4 percent reported they have more than 20 physicians at their practice, while 6 percent reported having between 11 physicians and 20 physicians at their practice.
13. Nearly 14 percent of practices reported having between six physicians and 10 physicians working at their practice; 37.8 percent reported having between two physicians and five physicians at their practice; and 31.9 percent of practices reported having one physician at their practice.
14. In terms of staffing, 35 percent of practices reported being understaffed, compared to 58.3 percent being right-level staffed and 6.7 percent being overstaffed.
More healthcare news:
23 best states for practicing physicians in 2016
150 great places to work in healthcare | 2016
California ASCs get final approval for $9.5M United Health suit — 5 key notes