Do You Hire A Pediatrician Or Advanced Practice Provider (APP)?

PMI “The Pot” new-provider affordability analysis  |  every assumption below is editable  |  v2, 3 August 2026

The Pot — how each hire's money is built and spent
Pediatrician
APP
Adds to the Pot Takes away Subtotal / result Every bar is labelled — colour is supplementary.

Break-even — what each hire must deliver

Office visits per day needed vs. stated capacity
Hospital and call contribution is applied against the physician's cost first; office visits cover what is left.
Break-even requirement Stated capacity PMI benchmark for a full-time pediatrician: 20–30 patients/day.

Full comparison

Sensitivity — where the decision flips

Annual margin to the practice. The outlined cell is the current base case. Values are printed in every cell, so the grids read correctly without colour.
Negative margin Positive margin Warm = the hire is subsidised by partner compensation · Cool = the hire contributes profit

Methodology & notes

Want this run on your practice's own numbers?

This model uses illustrative defaults. PMI builds the same analysis from your billing data — your real revenue per encounter, your overhead rate, your payer mix and your newborn volume.

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