ECG’s 2025 Physician and APP Compensation Surveys (national, pediatric, academic, and advanced practice provider [APP]) contain data from over 207,000 physicians, APPs, and allied health professionals from 285 provider organizations:

• 212 physician specialties, including 160 adult and 52 pediatric physician subspecialties
• 27 types of APPs and other nonphysician provider types, including 20 adult and 7 pediatric APP and other nonphysician provider types
• 115 nurse practitioner (NP) and physician assistant (PA) specialties, including 82 adult and 33 pediatric NP/PA specialties
• 25 types of allied health professionals

Through our proprietary survey methodology, ECG publishes market-leading data for niche, emerging, and unicorn specialties in the market. As the demand for care rises and adoption of new and evolving treatments and therapies becomes more prevalent, market benchmarks that reflect physician subspecialization are critical factors in assessing and designing compensation plans, benchmarking, and provider valuation.
This data is used by various types of provider organizations and professional services firms:

• Integrated hospitals/health systems and employed medical groups
• Academic medical centers and school of medicine
• Freestanding children’s hospitals
• Cancer centers
• Independent medical groups
• Health plans
• Specialty associations and societie
• Valuation and consulting firms
• Group purchasing and management services organizations
• Private equity firms
• Other professional services firms