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Interview series: Physicians in Private Practice — or not

Medical Economics

(June 17, 2025)

Paul Berggreen, MD, is a gastroenterologist and president and board chair of the American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA). He discusses recent findings about the current state of physicians in private practice as outlined in the Policy Research Perspectives paper, “Physician Practice Characteristics in 2024: Private Practices Account for Less Than Half of Physicians in Most Specialties,” published by the American Medical Association. In this clip, he introduces AIMPA, which is open to physicians of all specialties.

Check out the whole series in Medical Economics:

Introducing AIMPA (6/17)

How many are left? (6/18)

Key findings by specialty (6/19)

Lower reimbursement and greater costs cause the decline, part 1 (6/20)

Regulatory burdens pile onto the decline, part 2 (6/21)

Burnout and autonomy in medicine, part one (6/22)

Burnout and autonomy in medicine, part two (6/23)

How is customer service in medicine? (6/24)

Technology to the rescue? (6/25)

Contributing to the MAHA movement (6/26)
A response to AMA data on medical practice ownership types (6/27)

About the American Independent Medical Practice Association

The American Independent Medical Practice Association is a physician-led national advocacy organization representing more than 2,000 independent medical practices that provide quality, affordable health care for more than 40 million patients each year.

These independent practices are critical access points for health care across the country — at more than 6,000 medical office locations and nearly 700 independent ambulatory surgery centers in 46 states and the District of Columbia.

We advocate on behalf of more than 14,000 physicians and over 25,000 total providers caring for patients in the fields of Primary Care and Internal Medicine as well as the specialties of Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Radiation Oncology, Urology, Urgent Care, Vascular Medicine, and Women’s Health.

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