Group medical practices practice medicine by physicians who share resources.
[1] There are approximately 230,187 physician practices in the United States.
In recent years, many small or solo practitioners have come together to form larger specialty groups because of managed care.
[4] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the definition of "group practice" in its 2012 physician fee schedule to mean 25 or more eligible professionals in the same practice.
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