Largest Dataset of Its Kind
For more than 30 years, this survey has been and continues to be the largest and most comprehensive physician compensation survey published. With data reported on over 285,600 physicians, APPs and PhDs, this survey continues to lead the market in all areas – sample sizes, contemporary and emerging pay practices and the number of specialties and position levels surveyed.
CPT Code Level Data Reporting
CPT code level data are being collected to understand changes to evaluation and management (E&M) codes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Physician Fee Schedule.
Organizations submitting this CPT code level data will be eligible to purchase detailed analyses and results from the findings.
Learn more, including information on pricing on reporting tiers.
What's New in 2023?
- Streamlined instructions and questionnaire to reflect evolving health care trends and to provide an improved and more robust participation process
- Specialty list expanded to include four new and market-focused specialties: addiction medicine – non-psychiatry, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, pediatrics – anesthesiology – cardiovascular and virtualist – diagnostic radiology
- Continued collection of CPT code level data with analyses and results only available to survey participants
Survey Highlights
- Base salary and total cash compensation data as well as cost of benefits
- Productivity data and ratios, including work RVUs, collections, patient visits and panel sizes
- Value-based compensation approaches and amounts paid
- Data for multiple position levels from staff physicians to chairs
- National data reported by region, organization type, position level and specialty group
- Other data, including sign-on bonuses, retention bonuses, relocation assistance and other perquisites
- Data on over 285,600 individual physicians and APPs
- 790 participating hospitals, health systems and medical groups
Learn About Our Full Survey Suite
Gaining access to the right data is paramount. SullivanCotter’s proprietary survey data provides the intelligence and insights you’ll need to confidently navigate the compensation journey and make highly-informed decisions.
Enhanced Report Delivery
- The compensation, productivity and pay practices benchmarks are delivered via SullivanCotter’s web-based Benchmarks360™ product suite — providing users with self-serve analytics dashboards for their unique reporting needs
2023 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey
2023 Survey Participation Is Closed
Contribute to Gain Participation Privileges
Your participation ensures that your data are part of this valuable resource, providing you with robust, comprehensive information used by not-for-profit organizations across all market segments. In addition, participants receive exclusive, discounted pricing on valuable data and reports and early access to survey results.
Participation in our surveys is made easy through our online data collection tool
Non-health care organizations are welcome to participate in the survey on their client’s behalf; however, they are not eligible to purchase the report at the participant rate. Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing.
Survey Samples
- Download a sample of the 2022 survey report.
Reduced Pricing for Participants:
- 2023 Survey Participants: $975
- 2023 Early Submission Discount: $200 off participant price
- Health Care Nonparticipants (organizations directly involved in the delivery of care): $3,900
- Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing
Key Dates:
Participation opens: January 3, 2023
Deadline for early submission discount: March 1, 2023
Deadline for participation: March 24, 2023
Benchmarks publication: July 2023
Current status: Closed for participation
Questions?
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.
Order the 2022 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey
2022 Survey Costs:
- 2022 Survey Participants: $975
- 2022 Early Submission Discount: $200 off participant price
- Health Care Nonparticipants (organizations directly involved in the delivery of care): $3,900
- Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing
Key Dates:
Survey data effective: January 1, 2022.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.
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