The 2300 number is commonly cited, but more recent surveys suggest average panel size is much lower. Recent studies of various practice settings in the United

The 2300 number is commonly cited, but more recent surveys suggest average panel size is much lower. Recent studies of various practice settings in the United States and abroad found current panel sizes ranging from 1200 to 1900 patients per physician. For example, Kaiser Permanente reported a mean per-physician panel size of 1751 patients, and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound reported a panel size of 1490 patients per physician.18 The US Department of Veterans Affairs reported a mean panel size of 1266 patients per full-time equivalent physician.19 One study in Canada found a panel size of 1400 patients per PCP.20 A study in Denmark found a maximum level of 1600 patients per physician,21 and a study in England found 2033 patients per solo physician.22 https://www.jabfm.org/content/29/4/496.full https://www.jabfm.org/content/29/4/496.full