Group medical practice

Group medical practice

Group medical practices are defined as "the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources." [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus. Free access ] ]

Largest group medical practices in the United States

The table below shows the top 50 largest group medical practices in the United States, as well as the number of offices in each and the number of practicing physicians in each group.

Office-based physicians and group practices

There are approximately 230,187 physician practices in the United States. [Market research study done by [http://www.skainfo.com SK&A Information Services] ] Among these physician practices, 52.8% consist of only one office-based physician. The remaining 47.2% of physician practices are group practices. Physician group practices with 2-5 physicians make up 37.1% of physician offices in the United States. 6.3% consist of 6-9 physicians and the remaining 3.7% consist of 10 or more physicians. The chart below provides a breakdown of all U.S. physician practices, by size of practice. "

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