Leaving early for lunch

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Hello everyone,

I work for a small private family practice, the only providers are myself and the physician that owns the practice. I am salary.

Our lunch is scheduled from 11:00 to 11:45. Sometimes, if I am finished with patients I will leave for lunch at 10:50. I typically return at 11:50. I never leave the office before my patient is out of the building and am always back to see my 12 o'clock patient on time. 

In the morning we start seeing patients at 7:00. I am usually in the office by 6:45.

In the afternoon our last patient is usually out of the office by 3:00. Our office closes at 4:00. Sometimes I will leave 1-2 min early.

Apparently this is a problem. Looking for input on whether or not this would be an issue elsewhere ? 

Additional things to note; we have 1-2 staff meetings during our lunch each month. That is 9-18 hours of extra time a year that I give. Also I spend a significant amount of time working at home as most providers do.

Thanks!

Shannon