Naturopathic physician vs md

The differences between naturopathic physicians and mds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a naturopathic physician, becoming an md takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a naturopathic physician has an average salary of $191,549, which is higher than the $75,011 average annual salary of an md.

The top three skills for a naturopathic physician include patients, primary care and IV. The most important skills for an md are patients, customer service, and surgical procedures.

Naturopathic physician vs md overview

	Naturopathic Physician	MD
Yearly salary	$191,549	$75,011
Hourly rate	$92.09	$36.06
Growth rate	7%	16%
Number of jobs	38,261	58,569
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	49	37
Years of experience	2	12

Naturopathic physician vs md salary

Naturopathic physicians and mds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Naturopathic Physician	MD
Average salary	$191,549	$75,011
Salary range	Between $96,000 And $380,000	Between $25,000 And $224,000
Highest paying City	San Diego, CA	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	Green Oaks Hospital	Atrium Health Floyd
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between naturopathic physician and md education

There are a few differences between a naturopathic physician and an md in terms of educational background:

	Naturopathic Physician	MD
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Alternative And Complementary Medicine And Medical Systems	Nursing
Most common college	Boston University	-

Naturopathic physician vs md demographics

Here are the differences between naturopathic physicians' and mds' demographics:

	Naturopathic Physician	MD
Average age	49	37
Gender ratio	Male, 32.6% Female, 67.4%	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 18.2% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 14.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 9.1% White, 47.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	12%	6%

Differences between naturopathic physician and md duties and responsibilities

Naturopathic physician example responsibilities.

Educate patients on supplement and prescription medication interactions.
Educate patients on supplement and prescription medication interactions and optimization and provide appropriate referrals.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Case, endotracheal intubation and artificial mechanical ventilation to which it require, bladder catheterizations rectal and nasogastric.

Md example responsibilities.

Manage the office regarding Clia and OSHA laws and regulations
Manage on call pager for after hours triage and urgent matters while staying in complete communication with the physician.
Manage patient files by making new charts, keying all encounters through ICD-9 coding procedures and posting in patient database.
Operate electrocardiograph (EKG), call to schedule test for patients and routine office visits.
Back office responsibilities include rooming patients, obtaining vitals, chief complaint and documenting into EMR system.
Assist physicians in exams rooms, administer intramuscular injections and perform venipuncture on adult and pediatric patients.

Naturopathic physician vs md skills

Common naturopathic physician skills

Patients, 28%
Primary Care, 9%
IV, 8%
Chronic Disease Management, 7%
Weight Loss, 6%
Diabetes, 6%

Common md skills

Patients, 33%
Customer Service, 8%
Surgical Procedures, 6%
Surgery, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
Vital Signs, 4%

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