Pulmonologist and Practice Owner
Listed compensation
$400k-$500k
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Job Description
About the Role
Explore a long-term opportunity in a growing outpatient pulmonary care network. Practice owners can discuss a potential practice transition, while pulmonologists can explore joining an existing clinic or helping establish care in a new market. Openings and practice transitions depend on individual and market fit.
What You'll Do
- Provide outpatient pulmonary care without ICU or critical-care responsibilities.
- See 20 or more patients per day and supervise at least two advanced practice providers.
- Build a durable, on-site relationship in an agreed market, full-time or local part-time.
- For practice owners considering a sale, discuss transition goals, including whether to continue practicing.
- Participate in virtual-care programs and clinical-trial opportunities where appropriate.
What We're Looking For
For practicing physicians, an M.D. or D.O., board certification in pulmonary medicine, and at least two years of pulmonary medicine experience.
Comfort with outpatient-only care, a patient volume of 20 or more daily, and supervision of at least two advanced practice providers.
- Interest in a long-term local role, not temporary locums or fly-in coverage.
- Practice owners open to discussing a potential sale may connect without meeting the clinical experience criteria for practicing physicians.
- Sleep medicine certification is preferred but not required.
Compensation & Benefits
Full-time on-target earnings are $400,000 to $500,000, with potential to exceed $500,000 based on production and program participation. These earnings are not guaranteed. Established clinics offer production-based compensation without a base salary.
New clinics provide a market-based first-year base plus production while volume builds, then move to production-only compensation. Compensation includes shares of personally performed or ordered revenue, clinical-trial revenue, supervised advanced practice provider revenue, and virtual-program revenue. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location: On-site in an agreed U.S. market. Local part-time arrangements may be considered; remote and fly-in arrangements are not offered.
Key Responsibilities
Provide outpatient pulmonary care without ICU responsibilities while supervising at least two advanced practice providers. Participate in virtual-care programs and clinical-trial opportunities while maintaining a patient volume of 20 or more per day.
Requirements
Requires an M.D. or D.O. degree, board certification in pulmonary medicine, and at least two years of relevant experience. Candidates must be comfortable with outpatient-only care and interested in a long-term local role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pulmonology — Physician Career Context
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $264k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $400k–$500k | Pulmonology median $418k (middle half $335k–$575k)41 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US physician listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pulmonology hiring demand | not ranked this month | postings stay open a median 31 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 39 postings, 30 closed |
| New Pulmonology listings | 46 in the last 30 days | 54 the 30 days before (−15%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Implied production pay | ~$264k | $48/wRVU × 5,500 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
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