Table 4

Mean Number of FTE Staff per FTE Physician—Among CPC Initiative Practices With Staff Type—by Practice Size

Staff Type	≤2 FTE Physicians (n = 216)	>2–4 FTE Physicians (n = 148)	>4–7 FTE Physicians (n = 92)	>7 FTE Physicians (n = 40)	All Practices (n = 496)
Administrative staff^a	2.42	1.76	1.70	1.98	2.05
Medical assistants	1.76	1.31	1.23	1.11	1.45
NPs, PAs	0.97	0.49	0.38	0.20	0.65
LPNs, LVNs	1.38	0.78	0.66	0.53	0.95
RNs	1.04	0.54	0.38	0.31	0.64
Care managers/coordinators	0.77	0.46	0.24	0.23	0.47
Pharmacists	0.75	0.42	0.15	0.29	0.32
Social workers	0.75	0.22	0.13	0.12	0.20
Community service coordinators	0.86	0.26	0.17	0.20	0.48
Health educators	1.00	0.37	0.19	0.10	0.42
Nutritionists	0.58	0.38	0.08	0.07	0.27

CPC = Comprehensive Primary Care; FTE = full-time equivalent; LPN = licensed practical nurse; LVN = licensed vocational nurse; NP = nurse practitioner; PA = physician assistant; RN = registered nurse.
Source: The CPC practice survey, fielded October through December 2012.
Note: Practice size is defined by the number of FTE physicians.
↵a Administrative staff include those managing reception, medical records, appointments, finance, etc.