Dermatology practice staff by the numbers
Facts at your Fingertips
By Emily Margosian, July 2, 2018
Nurses, aestheticians, billers — who’s most likely to be spotted working in the average dermatology practice? Aside from dermatologists, medical assistants and practice administrators are the most widely employed across all practice settings, according the 2017 AAD Practice Profile Survey. Both staff types are employed in roughly a 3:1 ratio with dermatologists, while nurses are employed in close to half of practices, and physician assistants in just over a third.
Given that nearly half (47%) of dermatology practices employ a PA or NP, how does the workload of non-physician clinicians compare to that of dermatologists? Dermatologists are still bearing the brunt, data says. According to survey results, dermatologists see an average of 121 patients per week, while non-physician clinicians see 80-87 patients per week. For more on dermatology staff distribution across all practice types, see the chart below.
