Healthcare publisher MDLinx calculated the most and least competitive places in the U.S. for physicians based on physician concentration, pay, demand and more.

COVID-19 has accelerated private equity's growth in healthcare.

Many pediatric physician specialties, including infectious diseases and rheumatology, have been among the lowest-earning physician specialties over the last five years. 

COVID-19 caused a slight increase in physician retirement, but nearly three-quarters of physicians reporting being overworked, according to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16. 

According to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16, oral and maxillofacial surgeons in 2021 made an average annual salary of $551,104 — but only if they were men.

Single specialty group practices topped the list for average physician compensation in 2021, according to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16. Multispecialty group practices and solo practices were second and third, respectively.

Three surgical specialties landed in the top 10 specialties with the fastest-growing compensation in 2021, according to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16.

Pediatric infectious disease has the lowest compensation of any physician specialty, according to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16.

Neurosurgery boasts the highest compensation of any physician specialty, according to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16.

Charlotte, N.C., was a great city for physicians in 2021. According to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16, Charlotte boasted the highest physician pay of any U.S. city in 2021, as well as the highest growth in physician pay.

Compensation for U.S. physicians grew 3.8 percent on average between 2020 and 2021, compared to 1.5 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16. Still, some regions lag behind others when it comes to physician pay. 

Compensation for U.S. physicians grew 3.8 percent on average between 2020 and 2021, compared to 1.5 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16.

The average physician assistant makes $143,012 a year, according to the "2021 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.

Medscape's 2021 "APRN Compensation Report" provides several insights about the 2020 salaries of advanced practice registered nurses, including income based on practice setting, certifications and education levels.

Independent physicians earn on average 0.8 percent more than physicians employed by hospital-owned practices, a December Health Affairs study found.

ASCs and hospitals nationwide are feeling the effects of severe nurse shortages, exacerbated by a recent COVID-19 spike. 

A new study published in HealthAffairs found that the gender pay gap for physicians is highest for surgical specialists..

The average general surgeon salary increased 6 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the "2021 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a number of wide-ranging effects on the healthcare industry. Medicare physician fee spending in ASCs saw a 90 percent drop in actual versus expected spending in April 2020, by far the largest decrease for any place of service, according to a November 2021 American Medical Association report.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a number of wide-ranging effects on the healthcare industry. Medicare physician fee spending in ASCs saw a 90 percent drop in actual versus expected spending in April 2020, by far the largest decrease for any place of service, according to a November 2021 American Medical Association report.