Physicians Survey

Prepared by Verasight

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Verasight conducted a survey of 839 physicians. Data were collected from July 16 - August 12, 2025. If you are planning on conducting a survey, contact us.

1 Medical Specialty

Note: If a specialty appeared at least 10 times as a text-entry under “Other (please specify)”, it was recoded as its own category.
What is your primary medical specialty? (Please select one option that best describes your current practice area.) (N = 840)
Response Percent
Family Medicine / General Practice 20%
Internal Medicine 17%
Surgery (please specify): 14%
Emergency Medicine 9%
Anesthesiology 7%
Obstetrics & Gynecology 4%
Cardiology 3%
Psychiatry 3%
Ophthalmology 3%
Radiology 3%
Podiatry 2%
Dermatology 2%
Neurology 2%
Oncology 2%
Pulmonary 2%
Gastroenterology 2%
Other (please specify): 9%

1.1 Crosstabs

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Family Medicine / General Practice 23% 17% 6% 32% 62% 20% 0% 39%
Internal Medicine 14% 18% 21% 24% 0% 0% 17% 18%
Surgery (please specify): 17% 11% 10% 4% 8% 0% 50% 7%
Emergency Medicine 1% 21% 10% 16% 23% 0% 0% 7%
Anesthesiology 6% 9% 6% 0% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Obstetrics & Gynecology 5% 3% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4%
Cardiology 2% 3% 9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Psychiatry 2% 2% 3% 12% 0% 20% 0% 7%
Ophthalmology 5% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 4%
Radiology 2% 3% 4% 0% 0% 40% 0% 4%
Podiatry 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Dermatology 3% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Neurology 1% 1% 3% 0% 0% 20% 17% 0%
Oncology 1% 2% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4%
Pulmonary 1% 2% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Gastroenterology 3% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other (please specify): 9% 8% 13% 8% 8% 0% 0% 7%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Family Medicine / General Practice 19% 16% 20% 21% 0%
Internal Medicine 18% 22% 16% 16% 0%
Surgery (please specify): 14% 13% 12% 15% 0%
Emergency Medicine 14% 10% 11% 7% 0%
Anesthesiology 9% 7% 10% 5% 0%
Obstetrics & Gynecology 0% 3% 3% 5% 0%
Cardiology 5% 4% 3% 3% 0%
Psychiatry 5% 2% 3% 3% 0%
Ophthalmology 0% 1% 1% 4% 0%
Radiology 2% 3% 2% 3% 0%
Podiatry 0% 2% 1% 3% 0%
Dermatology 2% 2% 1% 2% 0%
Neurology 2% 2% 1% 2% 100%
Oncology 0% 1% 3% 1% 0%
Pulmonary 2% 2% 2% 1% 0%
Gastroenterology 0% 0% 1% 2% 0%
Other (please specify): 9% 8% 10% 9% 0%

2 Practice Setting

In which type of healthcare setting do you primarily practice? (Please select the one that best describes your main practice environment.) (N = 840)
Response Percent
Private Practice (solo or group) 48%
Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) 28%
Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital 15%
Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 3%
Urgent Care Center 2%
Telemedicine-only Practice 1%
Government / Military / VA Hospital 1%
Other (please specify): 3%

2.1 Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Private Practice (solo or group) 55% 42% 60% 4% 46% 61% 35% 40% 90% 33% 94% 87% 40% 27% 33% 85% 47%
Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) 24% 30% 23% 66% 39% 26% 23% 20% 0% 29% 6% 0% 20% 27% 27% 8% 24%
Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital 4% 19% 11% 18% 12% 10% 42% 16% 0% 24% 0% 13% 27% 40% 40% 8% 22%
Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 5% 4% 1% 5% 0% 0% 0% 12% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3%
Urgent Care Center 5% 0% 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1%
Telemedicine-only Practice 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 10% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Government / Military / VA Hospital 0% 1% 3% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other (please specify): 7% 4% 2% 3% 0% 3% 0% 8% 5% 5% 0% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 3%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Private Practice (solo or group) 30% 32% 40% 57% 0%
Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) 37% 30% 36% 22% 0%
Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital 25% 32% 18% 9% 100%
Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 4% 2% 3% 3% 0%
Urgent Care Center 2% 1% 1% 2% 0%
Telemedicine-only Practice 0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
Government / Military / VA Hospital 2% 2% 0% 0% 0%
Other (please specify): 2% 0% 2% 5% 0%

3 Years of Practice

How many years have you been practicing medicine (post-residency)? (Please select one.) (N = 840)
Response Percent
Less than 1 year 0%
1–5 years 7%
6–10 years 11%
11–20 years 27%
More than 20 years 56%
I am currently in residency or fellowship 0%

3.1 Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Less than 1 year 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1–5 years 7% 7% 7% 11% 9% 0% 12% 12% 0% 5% 0% 7% 7% 0% 7% 0% 7%
6–10 years 8% 14% 11% 12% 11% 10% 15% 8% 5% 14% 12% 13% 13% 7% 13% 0% 9%
11–20 years 27% 25% 23% 33% 39% 19% 27% 28% 14% 19% 18% 13% 20% 47% 33% 23% 29%
More than 20 years 58% 53% 60% 44% 41% 71% 46% 52% 81% 62% 71% 67% 53% 47% 47% 77% 55%
I am currently in residency or fellowship 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Less than 1 year 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1–5 years 4% 9% 11% 8% 8% 0% 17% 4%
6–10 years 7% 12% 23% 8% 8% 0% 33% 0%
11–20 years 22% 35% 33% 24% 15% 0% 17% 14%
More than 20 years 66% 45% 33% 60% 69% 100% 33% 82%
I am currently in residency or fellowship 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

4 Use of AI

Do you currently use any form of artificial intelligence (AI) in your medical practice? (Please select all that apply.) (N = 840)
Item Selected
No, I do not currently use AI in my practice 54%
Administrative tasks (e.g., documentation, billing, scheduling) 24%
Clinical decision support (e.g., diagnosis assistance, risk prediction) 21%
For research or data analysis 12%
Imaging interpretation (e.g., radiology, pathology, dermatology AI tools) 10%
Patient engagement (e.g., chatbots, symptom checkers, remote monitoring) 7%
Not sure / I’m not aware if AI is used in my practice 2%

4.1 Crosstabs

Specialty
Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Clinical decision support (e.g., diagnosis assistance, risk prediction) 26% 19% 9% 37% 16% 23% 15% 4% 10% 19% 6% 13% 40% 47% 27% 31% 20%
Imaging interpretation (e.g., radiology, pathology, dermatology AI tools) 5% 7% 8% 16% 7% 13% 15% 0% 5% 71% 6% 0% 13% 7% 7% 31% 5%
Administrative tasks (e.g., documentation, billing, scheduling) 31% 26% 16% 32% 11% 42% 19% 12% 10% 29% 29% 20% 27% 20% 33% 31% 21%
Patient engagement (e.g., chatbots, symptom checkers, remote monitoring) 13% 9% 5% 4% 2% 10% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7% 7% 0% 15% 5%
For research or data analysis 11% 10% 11% 11% 18% 6% 23% 8% 10% 24% 18% 7% 13% 40% 7% 8% 11%
No, I do not currently use AI in my practice 49% 50% 68% 42% 68% 39% 50% 80% 81% 19% 59% 60% 47% 47% 33% 31% 58%
Not sure / I’m not aware if AI is used in my practice 2% 2% 2% 3% 4% 3% 4% 0% 0% 0% 6% 7% 0% 0% 0% 8% 4%

Practice Setting
Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Other (please specify): Government / Military / VA Hospital
Clinical decision support (e.g., diagnosis assistance, risk prediction) 16% 26% 25% 28% 38% 20% 21% 0%
Imaging interpretation (e.g., radiology, pathology, dermatology AI tools) 7% 12% 13% 4% 0% 40% 18% 0%
Administrative tasks (e.g., documentation, billing, scheduling) 23% 26% 29% 28% 23% 20% 11% 17%
Patient engagement (e.g., chatbots, symptom checkers, remote monitoring) 7% 7% 5% 8% 0% 0% 4% 0%
For research or data analysis 10% 8% 25% 20% 15% 0% 11% 17%
No, I do not currently use AI in my practice 58% 53% 42% 44% 54% 40% 54% 83%
Not sure / I’m not aware if AI is used in my practice 3% 3% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Years in Practice
Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Clinical decision support (e.g., diagnosis assistance, risk prediction) 26% 19% 23% 19% 100%
Imaging interpretation (e.g., radiology, pathology, dermatology AI tools) 4% 13% 9% 10% 0%
Administrative tasks (e.g., documentation, billing, scheduling) 33% 32% 27% 20% 0%
Patient engagement (e.g., chatbots, symptom checkers, remote monitoring) 4% 7% 9% 6% 0%
For research or data analysis 18% 19% 11% 11% 0%
No, I do not currently use AI in my practice 44% 49% 53% 56% 0%
Not sure / I’m not aware if AI is used in my practice 2% 3% 1% 3% 0%

5 Reasons for Not Using AI

If you do not currently use AI in your medical practice, what are the main reasons? (Please select all that apply.) (N = 471)
Item Selected
I do not believe AI is necessary for my practice 33%
I am not familiar with available AI tools 32%
My organization does not support or permit AI use 24%
I do not trust the accuracy or reliability of AI 19%
Cost 13%
Privacy concerns 11%
Ethical concerns 10%
Other (please specify): 6%

5.1 Crosstabs

Specialty
Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
I am not familiar with available AI tools 28% 36% 29% 27% 30% 31% 21% 25% 41% 25% 36% 50% 29% 71% 20% 80% 36%
I do not trust the accuracy or reliability of AI 16% 16% 16% 21% 15% 15% 29% 35% 18% 50% 18% 20% 29% 0% 40% 0% 21%
Cost 14% 12% 15% 3% 15% 8% 7% 5% 18% 25% 36% 20% 0% 0% 0% 40% 17%
Privacy concerns 6% 8% 10% 21% 8% 8% 29% 20% 0% 0% 18% 0% 14% 14% 0% 20% 15%
Ethical concerns 8% 7% 8% 12% 8% 8% 29% 30% 12% 0% 9% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 19%
I do not believe AI is necessary for my practice 25% 30% 40% 27% 33% 23% 14% 45% 29% 0% 36% 50% 43% 14% 40% 0% 49%
My organization does not support or permit AI use 26% 30% 19% 27% 25% 23% 43% 25% 12% 0% 0% 0% 43% 43% 0% 0% 23%
Other (please specify): 8% 0% 13% 3% 13% 15% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 10% 14% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Practice Setting
Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify): Telemedicine-only Practice
I am not familiar with available AI tools 36% 32% 28% 17% 29% 20% 13% 0%
I do not trust the accuracy or reliability of AI 21% 16% 23% 0% 0% 20% 13% 50%
Cost 18% 10% 4% 8% 0% 20% 7% 0%
Privacy concerns 9% 12% 17% 0% 0% 0% 7% 50%
Ethical concerns 9% 11% 15% 17% 0% 0% 7% 50%
I do not believe AI is necessary for my practice 36% 24% 43% 17% 29% 40% 27% 0%
My organization does not support or permit AI use 14% 34% 36% 50% 29% 40% 20% 50%
Other (please specify): 6% 2% 6% 17% 14% 20% 20% 0%

Years in Practice
Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years
I am not familiar with available AI tools 31% 32% 32% 32%
I do not trust the accuracy or reliability of AI 23% 23% 21% 17%
Cost 4% 15% 18% 12%
Privacy concerns 19% 15% 13% 8%
Ethical concerns 15% 11% 12% 9%
I do not believe AI is necessary for my practice 27% 43% 30% 33%
My organization does not support or permit AI use 35% 32% 25% 21%
Other (please specify): 4% 0% 4% 8%

6 Perceived Influence of Healthcare Stakeholders Groups

In your opinion, do each of the following groups have too much influence, too little influence, or about the right amount of influence in the healthcare system? (N = 840)
Item Too much influence Too little influence About the right amount of influence
Health insurance companies 93% 3% 5%
Government/policy makers 81% 6% 13%
Pharmaceutical companies 77% 4% 19%
Investment firms 73% 5% 22%
Hospital systems 67% 10% 23%
Technology companies 43% 10% 47%
Physicians 3% 86% 11%

6.1 Physicians Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Too much influence 6% 1% 0% 3% 4% 0% 4% 8% 0% 0% 0% 7% 0% 7% 0% 8% 3%
Too little influence 81% 85% 92% 93% 93% 94% 88% 72% 76% 95% 82% 67% 87% 93% 80% 69% 88%
About the right amount of influence 13% 14% 8% 4% 4% 6% 8% 20% 24% 5% 18% 27% 13% 0% 20% 23% 9%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Too much influence 4% 2% 2% 0% 8% 20% 0% 0%
Too little influence 82% 91% 90% 84% 85% 80% 100% 89%
About the right amount of influence 14% 8% 8% 16% 8% 0% 0% 11%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Too much influence 2% 6% 3% 2% 0%
Too little influence 91% 88% 86% 85% 100%
About the right amount of influence 7% 7% 11% 12% 0%

6.2 Health Insurance Companies Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Too much influence 93% 88% 92% 99% 96% 94% 88% 92% 95% 95% 94% 87% 73% 87% 93% 92% 96%
Too little influence 1% 4% 4% 1% 2% 3% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7% 7% 13% 0% 0% 1%
About the right amount of influence 5% 7% 4% 0% 2% 3% 8% 8% 5% 5% 6% 7% 20% 0% 7% 8% 3%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Too much influence 92% 95% 94% 88% 85% 100% 50% 89%
Too little influence 3% 2% 2% 0% 8% 0% 17% 0%
About the right amount of influence 5% 3% 3% 12% 8% 0% 33% 11%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Too much influence 93% 92% 91% 93% 100%
Too little influence 4% 4% 3% 2% 0%
About the right amount of influence 4% 3% 6% 5% 0%

6.3 Hospital Systems Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Too much influence 65% 60% 74% 64% 71% 68% 73% 76% 62% 67% 59% 60% 67% 40% 73% 85% 67%
Too little influence 10% 15% 11% 7% 9% 13% 4% 12% 10% 10% 0% 13% 7% 27% 0% 0% 8%
About the right amount of influence 25% 24% 15% 29% 20% 19% 23% 12% 29% 24% 41% 27% 27% 33% 27% 15% 25%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Too much influence 70% 66% 58% 72% 77% 80% 50% 54%
Too little influence 9% 12% 12% 8% 8% 0% 17% 11%
About the right amount of influence 21% 22% 30% 20% 15% 20% 33% 36%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Too much influence 70% 63% 71% 64% 100%
Too little influence 12% 12% 11% 9% 0%
About the right amount of influence 18% 24% 18% 26% 0%

6.4 Pharmaceutical Companies Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Too much influence 81% 72% 82% 77% 75% 74% 73% 72% 90% 81% 82% 73% 80% 53% 87% 54% 78%
Too little influence 3% 7% 3% 1% 7% 3% 0% 8% 0% 0% 0% 7% 7% 7% 0% 0% 3%
About the right amount of influence 16% 21% 15% 22% 18% 23% 27% 20% 10% 19% 18% 20% 13% 40% 13% 46% 20%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Too much influence 79% 80% 72% 60% 69% 80% 50% 75%
Too little influence 2% 4% 6% 0% 15% 20% 17% 7%
About the right amount of influence 19% 16% 21% 40% 15% 0% 33% 18%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Too much influence 79% 71% 78% 78% 100%
Too little influence 0% 7% 5% 3% 0%
About the right amount of influence 21% 22% 17% 19% 0%

6.5 Government/Policy Makers Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Too much influence 81% 79% 79% 77% 84% 94% 81% 68% 90% 81% 88% 73% 73% 73% 87% 85% 84%
Too little influence 5% 9% 5% 11% 4% 0% 4% 4% 0% 5% 0% 7% 13% 7% 0% 0% 8%
About the right amount of influence 13% 12% 16% 12% 12% 6% 15% 28% 10% 14% 12% 20% 13% 20% 13% 15% 8%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Too much influence 83% 82% 77% 68% 77% 80% 50% 82%
Too little influence 5% 7% 8% 8% 8% 20% 17% 4%
About the right amount of influence 13% 11% 15% 24% 15% 0% 33% 14%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Too much influence 77% 80% 76% 84% 0%
Too little influence 11% 12% 5% 5% 0%
About the right amount of influence 12% 8% 19% 11% 100%

6.6 Technology Companies Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Too much influence 41% 42% 43% 38% 37% 39% 58% 52% 48% 62% 29% 33% 47% 27% 47% 46% 51%
Too little influence 8% 11% 8% 12% 11% 19% 12% 4% 10% 0% 18% 7% 13% 20% 7% 8% 7%
About the right amount of influence 51% 47% 49% 49% 52% 42% 31% 44% 43% 38% 53% 60% 40% 53% 47% 46% 42%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Too much influence 44% 46% 34% 40% 46% 40% 17% 61%
Too little influence 9% 9% 14% 12% 8% 0% 17% 4%
About the right amount of influence 48% 45% 52% 48% 46% 60% 67% 36%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Too much influence 46% 27% 42% 46% 0%
Too little influence 9% 20% 12% 6% 0%
About the right amount of influence 46% 53% 46% 47% 100%

6.7 Investment Firms Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Too much influence 69% 63% 76% 89% 88% 77% 73% 72% 67% 76% 71% 73% 80% 60% 80% 69% 72%
Too little influence 4% 13% 4% 1% 0% 0% 12% 8% 0% 5% 0% 7% 13% 13% 0% 0% 3%
About the right amount of influence 27% 24% 20% 10% 12% 23% 15% 20% 33% 19% 29% 20% 7% 27% 20% 31% 25%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Too much influence 69% 79% 73% 80% 85% 100% 50% 71%
Too little influence 4% 4% 10% 8% 0% 0% 17% 4%
About the right amount of influence 27% 17% 17% 12% 15% 0% 33% 25%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Too much influence 81% 72% 76% 71% 100%
Too little influence 7% 9% 4% 4% 0%
About the right amount of influence 12% 19% 20% 24% 0%

7 Factors Contributing to Poor Health Outcomes

To what extent, if at all, do each of the following contribute to worse health outcomes in the United States relative to other advanced countries? (N = 840)
Item Not at all A little Somewhat A great deal
Lack of universal or single payer healthcare 21% 17% 31% 31%
Unequal access to care 6% 16% 34% 44%
Income inequality 6% 17% 39% 39%
Government regulation 4% 17% 43% 36%
Inadequate preventive care 3% 8% 34% 55%
Cost of healthcare 1% 5% 25% 69%
Insurance company practices 1% 5% 25% 68%
Health behaviors (e.g., diet, exercise, substance use) 1% 4% 18% 77%

7.1 Unequal Access To Care Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Not at all 9% 4% 5% 3% 7% 3% 0% 8% 14% 10% 0% 0% 13% 0% 0% 23% 1%
A little 20% 15% 21% 12% 16% 13% 12% 12% 29% 14% 18% 13% 0% 13% 0% 15% 13%
Somewhat 29% 34% 37% 37% 37% 23% 19% 24% 33% 29% 41% 53% 47% 40% 33% 46% 41%
A great deal 41% 47% 37% 48% 39% 61% 69% 56% 24% 48% 41% 33% 40% 47% 67% 15% 45%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Not at all 7% 5% 2% 0% 8% 20% 0% 7%
A little 20% 14% 8% 12% 15% 0% 33% 18%
Somewhat 38% 32% 32% 20% 31% 20% 33% 25%
A great deal 35% 49% 58% 68% 46% 60% 33% 50%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Not at all 2% 6% 5% 6% 0%
A little 12% 10% 15% 18% 0%
Somewhat 25% 36% 34% 35% 0%
A great deal 61% 49% 46% 40% 100%

7.2 Income Inequality Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Not at all 11% 4% 5% 3% 4% 0% 0% 8% 14% 10% 0% 0% 7% 7% 0% 23% 1%
A little 13% 20% 22% 18% 23% 26% 15% 16% 19% 19% 6% 20% 13% 0% 0% 23% 12%
Somewhat 41% 33% 38% 40% 41% 26% 31% 16% 52% 29% 41% 40% 33% 47% 40% 38% 55%
A great deal 35% 43% 35% 40% 32% 48% 54% 60% 14% 43% 53% 40% 47% 47% 60% 15% 32%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Not at all 7% 5% 1% 0% 8% 0% 17% 7%
A little 20% 15% 13% 12% 8% 20% 33% 11%
Somewhat 40% 38% 39% 32% 54% 60% 0% 29%
A great deal 33% 42% 48% 56% 31% 20% 50% 54%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Not at all 0% 3% 7% 6% 0%
A little 12% 14% 16% 18% 0%
Somewhat 23% 38% 38% 41% 0%
A great deal 65% 44% 39% 34% 100%

7.3 Inadequate Preventive Care Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Not at all 5% 1% 3% 3% 0% 3% 4% 4% 0% 5% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 8% 1%
A little 11% 10% 11% 4% 11% 6% 8% 4% 10% 5% 6% 13% 0% 7% 0% 8% 5%
Somewhat 32% 35% 33% 26% 34% 26% 19% 32% 52% 33% 47% 47% 27% 33% 27% 54% 45%
A great deal 52% 54% 54% 67% 55% 65% 69% 60% 38% 57% 47% 40% 67% 60% 73% 31% 49%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Not at all 3% 2% 1% 0% 8% 0% 17% 0%
A little 10% 6% 6% 8% 15% 0% 17% 7%
Somewhat 36% 37% 25% 24% 31% 40% 0% 39%
A great deal 50% 55% 68% 68% 46% 60% 67% 54%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Not at all 2% 1% 3% 3% 0%
A little 4% 12% 8% 9% 0%
Somewhat 35% 24% 32% 37% 0%
A great deal 60% 62% 57% 52% 100%

7.4 Health Behaviors (E.g., Diet, Exercise, Substance Use) Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Not at all 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 5% 0% 0% 7% 0% 7% 0% 0%
A little 7% 8% 1% 1% 4% 3% 0% 4% 5% 5% 0% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1%
Somewhat 14% 16% 22% 16% 16% 10% 15% 24% 19% 5% 18% 20% 33% 20% 33% 38% 21%
A great deal 78% 76% 76% 82% 80% 87% 85% 68% 76% 86% 82% 73% 60% 80% 60% 62% 78%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Not at all 1% 1% 2% 0% 8% 0% 0% 0%
A little 4% 4% 3% 4% 0% 0% 17% 4%
Somewhat 18% 14% 23% 28% 23% 0% 0% 21%
A great deal 77% 81% 72% 68% 69% 100% 83% 75%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Not at all 0% 1% 1% 1% 0%
A little 5% 4% 5% 3% 0%
Somewhat 14% 19% 18% 18% 100%
A great deal 81% 76% 75% 78% 0%

7.5 Lack Of Universal Or Single Payer Healthcare Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Not at all 29% 13% 24% 14% 32% 19% 19% 24% 33% 29% 24% 40% 7% 7% 27% 23% 13%
A little 18% 17% 17% 25% 20% 19% 12% 4% 14% 14% 6% 33% 27% 20% 0% 15% 16%
Somewhat 24% 32% 32% 30% 30% 29% 27% 36% 29% 19% 41% 13% 27% 40% 27% 38% 47%
A great deal 29% 38% 28% 32% 18% 32% 42% 36% 24% 38% 29% 13% 40% 33% 47% 23% 24%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Not at all 29% 16% 10% 16% 23% 40% 33% 14%
A little 16% 20% 17% 20% 8% 20% 17% 18%
Somewhat 30% 31% 36% 28% 31% 0% 33% 21%
A great deal 25% 33% 38% 36% 38% 40% 17% 46%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Not at all 12% 12% 17% 26% 0%
A little 12% 27% 20% 15% 0%
Somewhat 37% 37% 32% 28% 0%
A great deal 39% 24% 31% 30% 100%

7.6 Insurance Company Practices Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Not at all 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 4% 5% 5% 0% 0% 13% 0% 0% 0% 1%
A little 6% 8% 2% 8% 5% 3% 4% 0% 5% 5% 0% 7% 0% 7% 7% 8% 4%
Somewhat 25% 24% 27% 14% 27% 29% 27% 12% 29% 24% 12% 40% 27% 33% 27% 38% 33%
A great deal 68% 67% 71% 78% 68% 68% 65% 84% 62% 67% 88% 53% 60% 60% 67% 54% 62%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Not at all 1% 1% 1% 4% 8% 0% 0% 0%
A little 5% 5% 4% 4% 8% 0% 33% 4%
Somewhat 27% 21% 25% 16% 46% 40% 17% 39%
A great deal 67% 73% 70% 76% 38% 60% 50% 57%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Not at all 0% 1% 2% 1% 0%
A little 5% 9% 6% 4% 0%
Somewhat 14% 24% 21% 29% 0%
A great deal 81% 66% 72% 66% 100%

7.7 Cost Of Healthcare Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Not at all 2% 1% 3% 0% 4% 0% 4% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
A little 8% 3% 7% 0% 7% 3% 4% 4% 10% 5% 6% 7% 13% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Somewhat 22% 24% 22% 26% 34% 19% 12% 8% 29% 19% 29% 33% 27% 27% 7% 62% 39%
A great deal 68% 72% 68% 74% 55% 77% 81% 84% 62% 76% 65% 60% 60% 73% 93% 38% 61%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Not at all 2% 1% 2% 0% 8% 0% 0% 0%
A little 6% 3% 3% 8% 15% 0% 17% 0%
Somewhat 28% 25% 22% 12% 15% 0% 33% 21%
A great deal 65% 71% 73% 80% 62% 100% 50% 79%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Not at all 0% 4% 2% 1% 0%
A little 4% 6% 5% 4% 0%
Somewhat 11% 28% 23% 28% 0%
A great deal 86% 62% 70% 67% 100%

7.8 Government Regulation Crosstabs

Specialty

Response Family Medicine / General Practice Internal Medicine Surgery (please specify): Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Psychiatry Ophthalmology Radiology Podiatry Dermatology Neurology Oncology Pulmonary Gastroenterology Other (please specify):
Not at all 2% 4% 4% 4% 4% 0% 4% 8% 10% 5% 6% 7% 7% 0% 0% 8% 4%
A little 19% 18% 10% 18% 18% 19% 23% 8% 19% 29% 18% 13% 13% 27% 13% 15% 17%
Somewhat 42% 36% 46% 56% 48% 26% 46% 28% 38% 24% 41% 60% 47% 40% 47% 62% 47%
A great deal 37% 42% 39% 22% 30% 55% 27% 56% 33% 43% 35% 20% 33% 33% 40% 15% 32%

Practice Setting

Response Private Practice (solo or group) Hospital-based Practice (inpatient or outpatient) Academic Medical Center / University-affiliated Hospital Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Urgent Care Center Telemedicine-only Practice Government / Military / VA Hospital Other (please specify):
Not at all 3% 3% 5% 4% 15% 0% 17% 0%
A little 17% 15% 21% 28% 15% 0% 17% 14%
Somewhat 41% 47% 46% 36% 31% 40% 33% 46%
A great deal 39% 35% 29% 32% 38% 60% 33% 39%

Years in Practice

Response 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years More than 20 years I am currently in residency or fellowship
Not at all 4% 6% 4% 3% 0%
A little 16% 17% 18% 17% 0%
Somewhat 44% 50% 43% 41% 100%
A great deal 37% 28% 35% 39% 0%

8 Opportunities for AI Adoption

Note: Open-ended responses analyzed using an LLM (Large Language Model). Select open-ended responses presented below.

What do you believe is the greatest opportunity for AI in medicine? (N = 770)
Theme Highlighted Response
Diagnostics & Decision Support Quicker but more accurate diagnosis with less cost doing the workup of a problem and allowing a physician more patient time, less documentation time.
Administrative Efficiency Automating the administrative burden that has become synonymous with modern medical documentation and making health records systems communicate better.
Physician Support & Burnout Reduction Helping with tedious tasks such as documentation so physicians can spend more time helping patients. Prior authorization help would be awesome!
Access & Equity in Care I think that in rural areas, where there are no doctors, AI can provide urgent diagnoses and treatment recommendations to patients.
Prediction & Prevention Prediction of potential illness and prevention.
Research & Knowledge Discovery Rapidly parsing through medical literature when I have a question regarding an obscure diagnosis.
Patient Education & Engagement Give patients information to show how poor health choices will affect their overall health.

9 Barriers to AI Adoption

Note: Open-ended responses analyzed using an LLM (Large Language Model). Select open-ended responses presented below.
What do you believe is the greatest barrier for AI adoption in medicine? (N = 783)
Theme Highlighted Response
Cost & Resources The people who understand Tech don’t have a clue how doctors actually work. The doctors don’t have a clue how to use the Tech. And the administrators don’t want to pay for it. Until those 3 groups are on the same page, adoption is going to be limited.
Regulation Landscape Doctors and insurance. Regulation of we aren’t careful. Who is liable when AI makes a mistake is still undefined and this makes adoption risky.
Trust & Acceptance Lack of trust in AI in general and lack of willingness to give it a try due to uncertainty about accuracy and reliability.
Accuracy/Reliability The quality of AI is dependent on the accuracy and completeness of the data, and current systems are too prone to error and misinterpretation.
Privacy & Ethics HIPAA violations are a huge risk.
Human Touch Too automated and NOT human. No feelings or ethics involved. The art of medicine cannot be AI.
Workflow Integration Inaccurate LLMs based on the EMR to be translated to individual human care experience. The integration with existing EMR systems is clunky and inefficient.

Survey Details

Verasight collected data for this survey from July 16 - August 12, 2025. The sample consists of 839 physicians practicing in the United States. The sampling criteria for this survey were:

  1. U.S. adult (age 18+)
  2. Working as a practicing physician in the United States

The selection criteria for the final sample were:

  1. Confirmed occupation and US residency
  2. Passed all data quality assurance checks, outlined below

The margin of sampling error, which accounts for the design effect and is calculated using the classical random sampling formula, is +/- 3.4%.

All respondents were recruited through text and email invitations based on their credentials.

To ensure data quality, the Verasight data team implements a number of post-data collection quality assurance procedures, including confirming that all responses correspond with U.S. IP addresses, confirming no duplicate respondents, verifying the absence of non-human responses, and removing any respondents who failed in-survey attention and/or straight-lining checks. The Verasight data team also reviewed open-ended items to ensure no responses contained nonsensical, inappropriate, or non-sequitur text. Respondents that completed the survey in less than 30% of the median completion time were removed.

Unmeasured error in this or any other survey may exist. Verasight is a member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research Transparency Initiative.

 
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