Internal medicine is the most in-demand physician specialty, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025.”
The report examines data from 37,000 physicians about compensation and workforce trends, and the firm examined data from tens of thousands of job postings on Doximity to determine the most in-demand specialties. Primary care specialties topped the list, aligning with industry trends. The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration estimates a shortage of 87,150 primary care physicians by 2037.
The most in-demand specialties are:
- Internal medicine
- Family medicine
- Psychiatry
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- Emergency medicine
- Neurology
- General surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Radiology
