A typical medical practice is full of assets – from the coffee maker to the exam tables to the otoscopes. When selling a medical practice, the goal is to secure the best price possible to recoup the maximum remaining value of the initial investment for fixtures, furnishings, and equipment (FFE). Depending on the buyer and type of transaction, fixed asset sales may require a fair market value appraisal and a site visit from the appraiser. A site visit gives an appraiser the op

Not only is BFMV’s eighth annual direct-to-physician call coverage survey an affordable source of physician call coverage compensation information, but it is also unique in that it provides statistics related to the "burden" of unrestricted call, including in-person visits and phone call volumes for a variety of specialties. The following is a summary of key burden statistics from the 2026 survey. 1. Median Days of Coverage per Month Data for physicians in cardiothoracic surg

BFMV is pleased to announce the release of our 2026 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey. Through our direct-to-physician approach, we received responses from over 1,200 physicians across a wide range of specialties, geographies, demographic settings, and employers. The survey includes unique on-call burden and compensation information, much of which is unavailable from other survey resources, including the following: Compensation (hourly and per 24-hou

Pharma and medical device companies routinely use tiering matrices to set fair market value (FMV) compensation for physician consultants and speakers. These frameworks score physicians on objective criteria like board certifications, years of experience, publication record, and conference presentations, then assign a compensation tier accordingly. The approach is well-established, defensible, and familiar to compliance teams. What is less established is how to apply the same

BuckheadFMV has just released the 2026 Cost of Physician Staffing Services. This report compiles pricing data included in 99 government contracts for physician staffing services. Relevant for determining fair market value hourly rates for physician services, it offers specialty-specific benchmark rates for on-site services and after-hours call coverage. The 2026 data reflect a sustained rising trend in call rates since BFMV began publishing this report in 2017. Benchmarks inc