Vitals’ 2012 “Physician Wait Time Report” is based on patient-reported wait times from its database of more than 870,000 physicians.
Here are the 15 major U.S. cities with the shortest average physician wait time, according to the report:
1. Denver — 15 minutes, 15 seconds
2. Minneapolis — 15 minutes, 44 seconds
3. Milwaukee — 16 minutes, 2 seconds
4. Seattle — 16 minutes, 25 seconds
5. Portland, Ore. — 16 minutes, 28 seconds
6. Omaha, Neb. — 16 minutes, 34 seconds
7. Raleigh, N.C. — 16 minutes, 51 seconds
8. Oakland, Calif. — 17 minutes, 15 seconds
9. San Diego — 17 minutes, 17 seconds
10. Austin, Texas — 17 minutes, 22 seconds
11. Boston — 17 minutes, 23 seconds
12. Albuquerque, N.M. — 17 minutes, 33 seconds
13. San Jose, Calif. — 18 minutes, 19 seconds
14. San Francisco — 18 minutes, 30 seconds
15. Charlotte, N.C. — 18 minutes, 39 seconds
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