Primary Care Docs Spend This Many Hours Per Week Caring for Patients

[GailL1]

Source: MedPage Today 10/20/2025 - Primary Care Docs Spend This Many Hours Per Week Caring for Patients 

Key Takeaways

• PCPs clocked a median of 62 weekly hours caring for their patient panel.
• That figure translated to a median of 1.7 hours per patient per year.
• The findings come on the heels of other research showing PCP burnout also is high.

All I can say, is you better find one, treat them well and then hold on to them as long as you possibly can - Try not to wear them out.  

[SereneSeagull]

One of the things I try to do is write down any questions ahead of time, since time is limited and going over allotted time snowballs over to other patients. So staying focused on why there and no chit chat.  I Always show up for all appointments 15-20 mins early. Never late, since that snowballs every appointment after for everyone else.  The burnout for physicians as well as staff is very real.