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Group Practice FPs' Median Income Up 5.7% in 2011


 

Median compensation for family physicians in group practice rose 5.7% from 2010 to 2011, according to a survey by the Medical Group Management Association.

In 2011, the median compensation for the 5,765 family physicians not practicing obstetrics who responded to the survey was $200,114, compared with $189,402 in 2010. Pediatricians earned $203,948 in 2011, and general internists earned $215,689, the MGMA data show.

Median compensation for all primary care providers in group practice, including hospitalists, was $212,840 – an increase of 5.2% over 2010. For specialists, the median salary rose 7.7% to $384,467 in 2011. Among nonphysician providers, the median compensation of $102,770 was 6.4% higher than in 2010.

For 2011, the MGMA’s annual compensation and production survey includes data from 62,245 physicians and nonphysician providers in 2,913 group practices.

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