

BFMV 2026 Publications
BFMV’s catalog of publications has expanded in 2026. Three of our offerings have been updated and published so far this year, with three more in production and coming soon. Updated for 2026 and Available Now 2026 Radiology Private Practice Expense Benchmark Report The report provides normalized operating expense metrics from 10 radiology groups representing more than 170 radiologists nationwide, offering clear, comparative insight into the financial structure of radiology pr
Apr 14


Annual BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden & Compensation Survey Offers Unique Insights for FMV
The 2026 BFMV Call Coverage survey is currently open for data collection . Each spring, our survey reaches out directly to physicians for the most relevant call coverage information available. If you are a physician or practice administrator who would like your data to be included in this study, please submit information regarding your unrestricted call coverage arrangement here . Completing the survey takes less than 5 minutes and contributors receive complimentary 1-year su
Mar 3


Data Collection is Open for the Annual BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey
The 2026 BFMV Call Coverage survey is open for data collection . If you are a physician or practice administrator who would like to be included in this useful study, please submit information regarding your unrestricted call coverage arrangement here . Completing the survey takes less than 5 minutes , and contributing physicians receive complimentary 1-year subscription access to the survey results. Additional information on past BFMV call coverage surveys is available on t
Jan 22


Fair Market Value Compensation for Private Practice Physicians Providing Resident Preceptorship Services
BFMV works with hospitals that compensate private practices for resident preceptorship during specialty rotations in affiliated community-based residency programs. Resident rotations are structured to provide comprehensive training across a variety of specialties. Internal medicine residents, for example, rotate through core areas such as general medicine wards, intensive care units (ICUs), and ambulatory clinics, as well as subspecialty areas like cardiology, neurology, or o
Jan 7


Surgeons and Proceduralists to See Work RVU Decreases Under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The decreases to work relative value units (“wRVU”) for most physician services in the Final Rule [1] for the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“MPFS”) will largely offset the reimbursement bump from the conversion factor (“CF”) rate increases for physicians in many specialties. While the 2026 CF rate for Alternative Payment Model Qualifying Participants (“QPs”) is 3.77% higher than the 2025 CF, and the rate for non-QPs is 3.26% higher, a standard 2.5% wRVU decrease appl
Dec 18, 2025


Valuing the Physician Hour - Converting Annual Compensation Data to Hourly Rates
There are many situations where it makes sense to pay physicians on an hourly basis for services provided. Hourly compensation arrangements work well when a relatively short or definitive amount of time is being compensated. They are also suitable for arrangements where physician time, rather than physician output or production, is the valuable resource. Typical Hourly Compensation Arrangements Medical Directorships Medical directorships lend themselves well to hourly compens
Dec 5, 2025


The Impact of Clinical Specialty on Physician Leader Pay
In August 2025, BFMV issued the latest edition of its Physician Leaders Compensation Report . The report is based on Form 990 data filed by nonprofit hospitals and health systems across the country. It includes statistics on compensation paid to physicians in leadership positions in hospitals, medical groups, and other types of organizations. In the clinical realm, a physician’s specialty is a primary determinant of compensation. BFMV researched the clinical specialties of
Nov 4, 2025


CMIO Compensation in Nonprofit Hospitals: A Longitudinal Study
In August 2025, BFMV analyzed Form 990 data filed by nonprofit hospitals and health systems across the country to find compensation paid to Chief Medical Informatics Officers (CMIOs). A CMIO is a licensed physician in a senior leadership role responsible for developing and implementing an organization’s clinical information systems. Form 990s include compensation data for officers, directors, trustees, and employees of an organization whose reportable compensation from the o
Sep 16, 2025


Industry Trends of Physician Staffing Companies’ After-Hours On-Call Services
BFMV’s Cost of Physician Staffing Services, 2025 (“CPSS”) includes data sourced from government contracts with 95 physician staffing companies located across the country. These companies supply government healthcare providers, such as VA hospitals or clinics, with the medical personnel necessary to fill temporary physician vacancies. The companies included in the CPSS also provide these services to non-government clients. When a physician staffing firm becomes a government co
Sep 12, 2025


7 Key Takeaways from the 2024 BFMV Physician Leaders Compensation Report
BFMV recently released the 2025 Physician Leaders Compensation Report . Our primary interest in undertaking this study was tracking physician executive titles and pay trends. Here are seven key takeaways from the report. 1. The most common physician executive titles are Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director. Interesting to note the high representation of CMOs. According to the American Association for Physician Leadership , the role of CMOs is changing and increasingl
Sep 8, 2025


4 Insights from BFMV’s 2025 Physician Call Coverage Burden & Compensation Survey
Every year, BFMV conducts a national direct-to-physician call coverage survey. This project offers valuable insights that inform our fair market value appraisals. It also provides valuable information to participating physicians, who receive free access to the results. The direct-to-physician feature of our call survey differentiates it from other physician compensation surveys. In its inception, we wanted a survey that helped us better understand the off-site/unrestricte
Aug 20, 2025


New Release: 2025 BFMV Physician Leaders Compensation Report
BFMV is pleased to present the 2025 edition of our newest resource for the healthcare industry. We researched publicly reported information regarding amounts paid to physician directors and executives in a broad range of clinical specialties, types of organizations, and geographical regions using Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form 990 data for nonprofit organizations across the country. Form 990s include compensation data for officers, directors, trustees, and key employ
Aug 6, 2025


Contract Physician On-Site Hourly Rates Have Risen by almost 9%
BFMV’s Cost of Physician Staffing Services, 2025 (“CPSS”) includes data sourced from government contracts with 107 physician staffing companies located across the country. These companies supply government healthcare providers, such as VA hospitals or clinics, with the medical personnel necessary to fill temporary physician vacancies. The companies included in the CPSS also provide these services to non-government clients. When a physician staffing firm becomes a governmen
Jul 10, 2025


Product Release: 2025 BFMV Cost of Physician Staffing Services Report
BuckheadFMV announces the release of the 2025 Cost of Physician Staffing Services Report. The report compiles pricing data included in 107 government contracts for physician staffing services. Download the free executive summary here . Benchmarks include average, median, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile hourly rates charged by commercial staffing companies for on-site physician staffing services and after-hours physician call coverage. Approximately 87 specialties and allied h
Jul 8, 2025


Just Released: 2025 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey
BFMV is pleased to announce the release of our 2025 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey . Through our direct-to-physician approach, we received responses from over 1,800 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-ho
Jun 13, 2025
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