Share of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes due to COVID-19, 2020-2021

Published by Jenny Yang, Mar 28, 2024
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes in the last four months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of July 2020 and June 2021. In July 2020, 72 percent of respondents experienced a reduction in income and 43 percent reduced staff numbers. Reduction of income and staff carried on through 2021, although to a lesser extent. From 2020 to 2021, the switch to a primarly telemedicine position seemed to increase among physicians.

Percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes as a result of COVID-19 in July 2020 and June 2021

CharacteristicJuly 2020June 2021
Experienced a reduction in income 72% 49%
Reduced staff 43% 32%
Switched to a primarily telemedicine position 12% 18%
Closed my practice 8% 2%
Moved to a new employment situation or practice 6% 9%
Moved from a direct patient care to non-patient care role 5% 3%
Increased staff 3% 6%
Moved from a permenant practice to locum tenens 2% 1%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of physicians49%49%32%32%18%18%2%2%9%9%3%3%6%6%1%1%72%72%43%43%12%12%8%8%6%6%5%5%3%3%2%2%July 2020June 2021Experienced a reduction in incomeReduced staffSwitched to a primarily telemedicine positionClosed my practiceMoved to a new employment situation or practiceMoved from a direct patient care to non-patient care roleIncreased staffMoved from a permenant practice to locum tenens
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Release date

June 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 2020 to June 2021

Number of respondents

2,504 to 3,513

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Over the last four months have you done or experienced any of the following as a result of COVID-19? Check all that apply.
The figures have been taken from several publications.

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