Plastic surgery had the biggest growth in physician pay in the past year. 

Physician assistants earn the lowest average salary in Kentucky, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey.

Physician assistants earn the highest salary in Alaska, followed by Connecticut and Rhode Island, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey.

Cheyenne, Wyo., is the top-paying metropolitan area for physicians, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Orthopedists and ophthalmologists were among specialties with the highest satisfaction in the field with more than 90 percent of physicians saying they'd choose the same field again, according to the 2021 Medscape Physician Compensation Report.

Infectious disease specialists spend the most time on paperwork and administration, clocking more than 24 hours per week on average, according to the 2021 Medscape Physician Compensation Report. Anesthesiologists and ophthalmologists, on the other hand, spend less time with about 10 hours per week on average.

Orthopedists received the highest incentive bonuses in the last year, followed by ophthalmologists, according to the 2021 Medscape Physician Compensation Report.

South Dakota has the fewest employed physicians, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

California has the most employed physicians, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Physicians in Michigan receive the lowest average compensation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey.

Physicians in Maine receive the highest average compensation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey.

Cataract surgery remains the most frequently provided ASC service between 2014 and 2019, according to a recently released report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected physicians in a number of ways, according to Medscape's "2021 Physician Burnout & Suicide Report."

Newsweek named Boca Raton (Fla.) Outpatient Surgery & Laser Center, part of Surgical Care Affiliates, the best ASC in America March 3.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected physicians in a number of ways, according to Medscape's "2021 Physician Burnout & Suicide Report."

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on patient volumes, according to a Feb. 22 report from The Commonwealth Fund.

Outpatient visits remained stable to end 2020, but some specialties continue to see drastic volume decreases from their baseline, according to a Feb. 22 report from The Commonwealth Fund.

The U.S. saw an "unprecedented rise" in COVID-19 cases to end 2020, but outpatient practice volumes remained stable, according to a Feb. 22 report from The Commonwealth Fund.

Physicians Thrive released its "Physician Compensation Report 2020," providing an array of salary information.

Physicians Thrive released its "Physician Compensation Report 2020," providing an array of salary information.