pediatric compensation and production trends... · pediatric physicians increased to $50,478 per...
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COMPENSATION CONTINUES TO GROW, while production for pediatric physicians is stagnant.
Compensation planning efforts should consider the impact on market benchmarks of lower producing pediatric physicians. Compensation per WRVU benchmarks for higher producing pediatric physicians are below the overall market median by 6.9%.
PRODUCTION INCENTIVES REMAIN PREDOMINANT, BUT VALUE BASED COMPENSATION IS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT.
is the average percentage of variable compensation across all types of pediatric physicians.
The employer portion of benefit costs for pediatric physicians increased to $50,478 per physician FTE in 2019, while APP benefit costs increased to $27,873. The cost of benefits varies across specialty categories, with pediatric primary care having the lowest cost, and pediatric surgeons having the highest cost.
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COMPENSATION AND PRODUCTION TRENDS: ALL PEDIATRIC PHYSICIANS
2017Survey
WRVUs Quality Patient Satisfaction
PERCENTAGE OF ORGANIZATIONS
WRVU Compensation
Clinical Quality Compensation
Patient Satisfaction Compensation
26.0%
4.6%
0.7%
$26,803
$11,771
$10,594
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37.1% of pediatric physicians are paid under variable plans; 25% are paid under a straight salary plan. 75%
APP BENEFIT EXPENSE
2018$49,334
2019$50,478
APP COMPENSATION % CHANGE 2018–2019
4.0%Nurse Practitioner
3.8%Psychologist
2.1%PA-Nonsurgical
PHYSICIANBENEFITS ARE INCREASING
Higher producing physicians’ market rates differ from overall market rates.
PEDIATRIC RECRUITMENT TRENDS
Percentage of Total Compensation Median $
Pediatric Primary Care
Pediatric Medicine
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Hospital-Based
All Pediatric Physicians
$50.39
$70.74
$77.08
$66.40
$63.17
-4.4%
-10.3%
-5.0%
-8.2%
-6.9%
$48.15
$63.46
$73.25
$60.96
$58.84
MarketMedian
Higher Producing Physicians
% Difference In Compensation per WRVU Median
Note: Higher Producing Pediatric Physicians have WRVU production between the 50th and 75th percentile.
$27,873 2019 % of Total Compensation = 21.4%
PEDIATRIC COMPENSATION and PRODUCTION TRENDS
2017$47,918
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Survey2015
Survey2018
Survey2019
Survey
Compensation WRVUs
41% Medicine
35% Hospital-Based
13% Primary
Care
11% Surgery
Organizations are recruiting an average of 10 physicians, with 41% of
those in medical specialties.