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2024 State of Telemedicine Report

Doximity analyzed the adoption of its telemedicine tools across its physician membership and surveyed both physician telemedicine users and patients about their experiences. Both physicians and patients reported telemedicine has increased access to health care services and strengthened physician-patient communications. The majority of physicians also reported telemedicine has contributed to better disease management, improved patient outcomes, and better or equivalent adherence to treatment plans.

2024 Physician Compensation Report

Doximity’s 2024 Physician Compensation Report includes compensation data from over 150,000 survey responses over the past five years, including responses from more than 33,000 full-time U.S. physicians in 2023 alone. Our study shows that the average pay for doctors increased 5.9% in 2023 after a decline of 2.4% the previous year. Still, as physician burnout and workforce shortages persist, 86% of physicians surveyed are concerned about care for an aging population.

2023 State of Telemedicine Report

Doximity’s third telemedicine report found that 88% of physicians surveyed believe telemedicine has increased patient access to health care, particularly among populations that may have faced barriers to care in the past. Report findings suggest a permanent role for telemedicine in health care, with benefits to equitable access and physician productivity and work-life balance.

2023 Physician Compensation Report

Doximity’s 2023 Physician Compensation Report includes data from over 190,000 U.S. physicians over six years and over 31,000 full-time physicians in the last year alone. Our study shows a 2.4% decline in average physician compensation in 2022 and a 26% gender pay gap. Over 86% of physicians surveyed reported being overworked, with more than one-third considering early retirement.

Physician Learning Preferences Report

In order to better understand how physicians prefer to engage with medical news and educational information, Doximity surveyed over 600 physicians across five specialties. Findings show that the vast majority of physicians surveyed are interested in learning about new research, treatments and trials that can help improve patient outcomes, but most are overwhelmed by the amount of information to keep up with.

State of Telemedicine Report, 2nd Edition

Doximity's second telemedicine report found that over 45% of physicians with Medicare telemedicine claims were Doximity Dialer users. In a survey of 2,000 patients, over 73% plan to receive care through telemedicine after the pandemic.

2021 Physician Compensation Report

Doximity's fifth annual Physician Compensation Report includes data from over 160,000 U.S. physician surveys over the last five years. Our study found a 3.8% compensation increase for physicians in 2021 compared to 2020. This year we studied retirement trends and found an increase in physician retirement at the start of the pandemic. Overall, 1 in 5 physicians report they have considered early retirement due to COVID-related overwork.

2020 Physician Compensation Data Visualization

This data visualization provides an engaging and interactive animation of the findings from Doximity’s 2020 Physician Compensation Report.

2020 Physician Compensation Report

Doximity's fourth annual Physician Compensation Report is part of a continuing project here at Doximity and draws on a repository of data spanning six years and includes survey responses from over 135,000 licensed U.S. doctors. This is one of the largest data sets of compensation available in the United States. With over 80% of all U.S. doctors as members, Doximity is the largest professional medical network and is uniquely positioned to perform this analysis.

2020 State of Telemedicine Report

The “2020 State of Telemedicine Report,” is comprehensive analysis of telehealth trends in the U.S. since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report includes a patient survey of over 2,000 U.S. respondents on their attitudes towards telehealth, an analysis of online physician CVs, as well as data from the company’s telemedicine feature set, which is used regularly by over 100,000 U.S. doctors.

Largest National Poll of U.S. Doctors’ Views on COVID-19 Pandemic

Study Finds that half of U.S. physicians polled say they have treated a patient with COVID-19 symptoms and were not able to easily test; significant safety and medical supply challenges persist.

2019 Physician Employment Report

In our third annual physician employment report, our study found a five percent increase in demand for doctors in 2019. This year, in addition to examining the traditional job market growth, we also analyzed telemedicine job opportunities, which is one of the fastest-growing sectors in healthcare.

New Study Shows Growing Shortage of U.S. Oncologists Poses Risks to Women’s Health

Physician shortages represent a significant threat to the U.S. medical system in the years to come. In the case of diseases such as cancer, future shortages in oncology could have a serious and specific impact to women’s healthcare.

2019 OB-GYN Workforce Study

Study Finds that half of U.S. physicians polled say they have treated a patient with COVID-19 symptoms and were not able to easily test; significant safety and medical supply challenges persist.

2019 Telemedicine & Locum Tenens Opportunities

In this report, Doximity publishes the first analysis of U.S. physician interest in telemedicine clinical work, examining interest by age, gender and employment status.

2019 Physician Compensation Report

In our third annual physician compensation study, we examined year-over-year trends in physician pay across U.S. metros, gender, medical specialties, and employment type.

U.S. Physician Employment Report 2018

In our second annual physician employment study, we examined the 2018 labor market for doctors and related healthcare professionals. We analyzed advertised physician employment opportunities and compensation data, as well as nurse practitioners to gain a broader view of clinician employment trends.

2018 National Oncologists Workforce Study

This report examines the retirement risk of oncologists across the largest 50 U.S. MSAs by population, and explores the percentage of oncologists that are state-trained in order to assess how many younger oncologists leave their training communities.

2018 OB-GYN Workforce Study

Observers have long cautioned that the U.S. is facing a large shortage of physicians across a variety of medical specialties and practice areas. This study looks at the looming OB-GYN shortage to help assess whether compensation is keeping pace with growing workloads.

2018 Physician Compensation Report

In our second annual U.S. physician compensation study, we examined year-over-year trends in physician compensation within the top MSAs, between male and female physicians, and across top specialties.

2017 Physician Employment Report

In light of the growing and aging population, the demand for physicians is rising faster than other professions in the United States. This report aims to better understand the U.S. medical labor market by analyzing data from the Doximity network.

Languages Barriers in U.S. Health Care

Language barriers between doctors and patients can create obstacles in providing the best care. In this report, we examine the second languages spoken by multilingual U.S. physicians and the potential impact on patient care.

2017 Physician Compensation Report

With the continued growing shortage of U.S. physicians, understanding physician compensation is a starting point in understanding various factors at play in health care today. In this study, we examined physician pay trends among MSAs, specialties, and gender.

OBGYN Workload & Shortage Report

The majority of practicing OB-GYNs are either at or near retirement age, and an inadequate number of new doctors are entering this specialty. This study looked at the number and ages of OB-GYNs to examine the impending OB-GYN shortage in the U.S.