{"id":3341,"date":"2018-07-17T10:02:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T14:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forefrontdermatology.com\/partnership-opportunities\/?p=3341"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:21:01","slug":"myth-4-private-equity-is-driving-the-overuse-of-pas-and-nps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forefrontdermatology.com\/partnership-opportunities\/myth-4-private-equity-is-driving-the-overuse-of-pas-and-nps\/","title":{"rendered":"Myth #4: Private Equity Is Driving the Overuse of PAs and NPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PE-backed group practices are hiring nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs)\u2014but so is every other type of dermatological practice. According to the 2018 American Academy of Dermatology Association Member Profile, nearly half of all Dermatologists employ a PA or NP, and those physicians work in non-PE-backed group practices, multispecialty groups, solo practices, and academic medical centers as well as PE-backed groups. Dermatologists in PE-backed practices make up only about 8% of the total number of Board-certified Dermatologists.<\/p>\n<p>The myth here, then, is to trace a broader trend in Dermatology to a single practice setting. <\/p>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"3341\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PE-backed group practices are hiring nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs)\u2014but so is every other type of dermatological practice. 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