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Average Gross Clinical Payment per Physician

This indicator calculates the average gross clinical payment per physician per province.

This indicator provides contextual information on the average gross clinical payments for physicians in Canada.

Data updated:
Data availability: to (fiscal years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces
Reporting level
Province/Territory
Calculation

Total gross clinical payments divided by number of physicians

Denominator

Number of physicians

Numerator

Gross payment amount from a jurisdiction's medical care plan, excluding imaging and laboratory specialists.

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Name

Average Gross Clinical Payment per Physician

Short/Other Names

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Description

This indicator calculates the average gross clinical payment per physician per province.

Rationale

Canadians want to know how much physicians are paid on average. The indicator can be used for budgeting and costing calculations.

Interpretation

This indicator provides contextual information on the average gross clinical payments for physicians in Canada.

HSP Framework Dimension

Health system inputs and characteristics: Health system resources

Areas of Need

Not applicable

Targets/Benchmarks

Not applicable

Available Data Years

to (fiscal years)

Geographic Coverage

  • All provinces

Reporting Level/Disaggregation

  • Province/Territory

Indicator Results

Physicians web page

Update Frequency

Every year

Latest Results Update Date

Updates

Not applicable

Description

Total gross clinical payments divided by number of physicians

Type of Measurement

Average or mean

Denominator

Description:

Number of physicians

Exclusions:

Imaging and laboratory specialists

Numerator

Description:

Gross payment amount from a jurisdiction's medical care plan, excluding imaging and laboratory specialists.

Inclusions:

Gross payment amount from a jurisdiction's medical care plan for publicly insured medical services.

Exclusions:

Imaging and laboratory specialists

Method of Adjustment

Not applicable

Adjustment Applied

None

Geographic Assignment

Place of service

Data Sources

  • NPDB

Caveats and Limitations

Due to the greater proportion of short-term, visiting and locum physicians and their lower associated payments in certain smaller jurisdictions relative to larger ones, in an attempt to improve comparability, CIHI has agreed to calculate the average payment per physician using only permanent in-province physicians in P.E.I. and physicians whose total gross payments are at least $60,000 in the Yukon.

Imaging and laboratory specialists are not included.

Trending Issues

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Comments

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References

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How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Average Gross Clinical Payment per Physician. Accessed April 25, 2025.