5 Key Background Statistics from the 2026 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Survey

Melanie Rosebrock, CVA
2 hours ago
1 min read

BuckheadFMV conducted our eighth annual direct-to-physician call coverage survey. An affordable source of physician call coverage compensation information, the BFMV survey is unique in that it provides statistics related to the "burden" of off-site/unrestricted call coverage in a variety of specialties, including in-person visits and phone call volumes. The following is a summary of 5 key background and demographic statistics from the 2026 survey.

1. Respondents by Specialty

The following table presents respondents by specialty for specialties with at least five compensated respondents. The specialties most likely to be compensated for call coverage were similar to 2025: Neurological Surgery (74.5%) and Orthopedic Surgery: Sports Medicine (73.3%), while the least likely were Nephrology (23.8%) and Non-Invasive Cardiology (25.0%).

2. Region

While respondents were dispersed throughout the country, the South was the most represented region with 32.4% of the total respondents.

3. Demographic Setting

Only 14.1% of respondents characterized their demographic setting as "rural."

4. Employer

Approximately 46.1% of respondents were independent community physicians not employed by a hospital or health system-affiliated medical group. Approximately 63% of respondents were employed by a practice with fewer than 10 physicians in their group.

5. Facility Characteristics

Over 80% of respondents provided call coverage services at a facility with a trauma designation, and nearly 60% provided services to more than one facility.