The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $121,952, according to career website ZipRecruiter.
Category: ASC News
Missouri physician must pay $146K for role in fraud case
Joplin, Mo.-based pain management physician Heather Stelling, MD, was convicted for healthcare fraud and must pay $146,026 to Medicare and Medicaid, the Joplin Globe reported Sept. 15.
5 things to know about CVS Health's disruptions
Here are five of CVS Health’s most recent healthcare disruptions Becker’s has reported on since June 20:
RN vs. physician pay for all 50 states
Physicians make an average annual salary of $238,700, while registered nurses bring in $89,010.
Comments are in on CMS' proposed physician fee schedule: 5 things to know
Input on CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule for 2024 was due last week — and among comments from providers, private insurers and other healthcare players, there were a few common themes.
The 5 richest self-made physician billionaires in the US
The five most wealthy U.S.-based physician billionaires on Forbes’ real-time billionaire tracker are varying degrees of self-made.
New Hampshire physician indicted for illegal distribution of controlled substances
Robert Soucy Jr., DO, of Columbia, N.H., was indicted on 12 counts of unlawful distribution of opioids and benzodiazepines.
The world's top hospitals in 12 specialties
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., holds the top rank in the world for hospitals in eight out of 12 specialties, according to rankings released by Newsweek.
The role ASCs may play in primary care
While ASCs are designed to be hyper-focused on providing outpatient surgical procedures for patients, sometimes they are forced to deal with patient care encounters beyond their intended scope.
Missouri physician sentenced for defrauding Medicare, Medicaid
Moberly, Mo.-based physician Justin Lamonda, MD, was sentenced to 22 months of prison and must pay $537,332 for falsely using his father’s name to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services.
