Pediatric Primary Care - How many patients do YOU see per day???

[jeepgirl, LPN, NP]

HI! We are running up against some issues were administration is becoming very - focused on collections and revenue. I work in a government type setting.

As a NP, I see anywhere from 14 (slow days) to approximately 20 patients per day (sometimes more). I'd say average is 16-18.

Anyway, I feel that as an NP, we are very primary care focused and we focus on prevention, education, and well child care. Also, I end up doing a lot of things other NP's done - I do workups for admission (including starting IV therapy and starting orders), prolonged visits for ill visits (such as long therapies / asthma workups).

Administration is saying that we should see around 25-30 a day.

Im just trying to see some real life examples out there. Thanks in advance!

[core0]

HI! We are running up against some issues were administration is becoming very - focused on collections and revenue. I work in a government type setting.

As a NP, I see anywhere from 14 (slow days) to approximately 20 patients per day (sometimes more). I'd say average is 16-18.

Anyway, I feel that as an NP, we are very primary care focused and we focus on prevention, education, and well child care. Also, I end up doing a lot of things other NP's done - I do workups for admission (including starting IV therapy and starting orders), prolonged visits for ill visits (such as long therapies / asthma workups).

Administration is saying that we should see around 25-30 a day.

Im just trying to see some real life examples out there. Thanks in advance!

In 2008 for PAs in Pediatrics the median is 100 patients per week over 39 hours. So that works out to around 20 per day. Seems like you are around the average. The 90th percentile is 150 patients per week or around 30 per day (75th percentile is 25 per day).

http://www.aapa.org/images/stories/Specialty_Practice/Pediatrics08C.pdf

David Carpenter, PA-C