Primary care, specialist, internal medicine, OB/GYN, surgery. Six segments with MGMA 2024 benchmarks pre-filled. JGIM 2016 reasons-data, BMJ 2019 outcomes evidence.
Pick a specialty. Rates and revenue are pre-filled from MGMA 2024 data.
3.8 no-shows per day average. Your 19% rate is near median for Primary Care.
Source: Cooper JG et al. Characteristics and outcomes of patients with non-attendance. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2016.
“Patients who missed two or more appointments had a 1.5x higher all-cause mortality rate over five years compared with patients who attended all scheduled appointments.”
BMJ 2019, retrospective cohort, n = 800,000 UK patients
For patients with chronic conditions, a missed appointment is a missed medication review, a missed lab result, a missed care-gap intervention. Health Affairs literature on access equity documents that no-shows compound health disparities, with transportation-barrier patients disproportionately represented.
Full citation archive →| Specialty | Avg rate | Top quartile | Revenue / visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine / Primary Care | 19% | 12% | $185 to $220 |
| Internal Medicine | 21% | 13% | $200 to $240 |
| Pediatrics | 17% | 11% | $160 to $190 |
| OB/GYN | 18% | 12% | $220 to $280 |
| Cardiology | 11% | 7% | $280 to $350 |
| Dermatology | 12% | 8% | $250 to $320 |
| Orthopedics | 10% | 6% | $300 to $420 |
| Surgery | 8% | 5% | $500 to $900 |
Sources: MGMA 2024 DataDive Cost and Revenue Survey. Revenue per visit from Medscape Physician Compensation 2024 and CMS fee schedule. Full benchmark folio →
Register entries verified 2026-04-28