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Internal Medicine Physician Workplace Records
Internal medicine physicians may manage complex ongoing care alongside acute visits and administrative responsibilities. A workplace concern about expectations or reassignment needs the actual work arrangement. Identify who controlled scheduling and business resources without using a physician title to assume employment status, clinical authority or case eligibility.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Role changes
List revised clinical or administrative assignments and the date each was communicated to you.
Expectation history
Keep your own target notice, review and response with the work period being discussed.
Privacy limits
Describe the employment issue without patient histories or confidential clinical-review records.
Start with the work you actually do
Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.
O*NET classifies this occupation as General Internal Medicine Physicians (29-1216.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.Source task 7786 · updated 08/2021
- Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.Source task 7785 · updated 08/2021
- Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.Source task 7787 · updated 08/2021
- Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.Source task 7789 · updated 08/2021
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for General Internal Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1216). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $124.40 | $149.61 | $166.45 | $311,180 |
| Alaska | $97.10 | $176.00 | $176.27 | $366,080 |
| Arizona | $35.08 | $124.67 | $169.13 | $259,320 |
| Arkansas | $33.34 | $112.08 | $148.14 | $233,130 |
| Connecticut | $35.29 | $100.00 | $149.66 | $208,000 |
| Florida | $58.18 | $107.02 | $171.41 | $222,600 |
| Georgia | $87.80 | $204.55 | $279.69 | $425,460 |
| Hawaii | Above reporting limit | Above reporting limit | Above reporting limit | Above reporting limit |
| Idaho | $138.44 | $170.86 | $182.68 | $355,390 |
| Indiana | $105.70 | $151.15 | $230.00 | $314,390 |
| Iowa | $39.71 | $59.10 | $138.52 | $122,920 |
| Kentucky | $71.59 | $116.12 | $166.20 | $241,530 |
| Louisiana | $96.70 | $101.15 | $133.70 | $210,390 |
| Maine | $111.34 | $152.35 | $218.19 | $316,880 |
| Michigan | $44.11 | $72.11 | $149.61 | $149,990 |
| Minnesota | $149.19 | $179.66 | $231.33 | $373,700 |
| Mississippi | $89.41 | $156.55 | $160.74 | $325,610 |
| Missouri | $94.45 | $104.12 | $121.27 | $216,570 |
| Nebraska | $38.18 | $106.42 | $157.55 | $221,360 |
| New Hampshire | $41.53 | $110.20 | $174.88 | $229,210 |
| New York | $42.64 | $88.20 | $163.00 | $183,460 |
| North Carolina | $87.14 | $139.32 | $190.74 | $289,780 |
| North Dakota | $160.16 | $162.69 | $169.03 | $338,400 |
| Ohio | $96.77 | $120.19 | $164.63 | $249,990 |
| Oklahoma | $64.72 | $104.12 | $181.53 | $216,570 |
| Pennsylvania | $32.39 | $102.55 | $149.44 | $213,310 |
| Rhode Island | $111.38 | $182.45 | $182.45 | $379,490 |
| South Dakota | $121.02 | $134.87 | $187.61 | $280,520 |
| Tennessee | $51.25 | $111.64 | $154.94 | $232,220 |
| Texas | $95.35 | $129.38 | $151.85 | $269,110 |
| Utah | $103.29 | $159.48 | $183.56 | $331,720 |
| Vermont | $103.99 | $109.94 | $188.32 | $228,670 |
| Virginia | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| West Virginia | $30.55 | $34.94 | $157.32 | $72,680 |
| Wisconsin | $156.75 | $176.52 | $194.58 | $367,160 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Describe the assigned practice role
Record the general setting and division between patient-facing, documentation and coordination duties. Note who communicated a change and when you asked for clarification. Separate clinical recommendations from operational decisions about staffing or appointment capacity that belonged to another role.
Clarify the evaluation measure
Identify the standard and period cited in your own performance review. Explain relevant follow-up and coordination work in general terms without describing individual illnesses. Keep your permitted feedback and response together rather than treating visit totals or revenue as a complete account of your responsibilities.
Protect clinical and professional records
Do not retain charts, test results, patient messages, prescribing information or confidential peer-review materials in personal storage. Identify relevant categories and custodians for proper handling. Your own agreement, schedule and employment correspondence can establish the workplace chronology without clinical attachments.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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