Locum Tenens & Physician Staffing
Locum tenens and physician placement firms supplying temporary and permanent physicians and advanced practice providers.
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Overview
Locum Tenens & Physician Staffing covers firms supplying temporary and permanent physicians and advanced-practice providers to fill coverage gaps. It is a higher-margin, relationship-driven category led by scaled players (CHG Healthcare, Weatherby, LocumTenens.com) serving a market defined by physician shortages.
Demand is structural and durable — physician shortages, rural-coverage needs, and the rise of advanced-practice providers — and locum economics are more stable than travel nursing. It is a consolidating, scale-and-credentialing-driven business.
Market snapshot
Within temporary help (NAICS 561320), tracked under Business Services Staffing; locum tenens is not separately sized by the Census Bureau.
Business model & economics
- Revenue model
- Bill-rate markup on physician and APP placements
- Recurring revenue
- Moderate — recurring coverage relationships
- EBITDA margin
- Higher than nurse staffing — physician margins
- Capex intensity
- Low
- Higher-margin than travel nursing.
- Physician shortages and rural coverage drive demand.
- Scale and credentialing are competitive advantages.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
What’s driving deals
- Consolidation around scaled locum platforms.
- Structural physician-shortage demand.
- Advanced-practice-provider growth.
Verticals in this segment
- 4.5.3.1Advanced Practice Provider Staffing
Staffing firms placing nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
- 4.5.3.2Locum Tenens Firms
Companies placing physicians in temporary clinical assignments.
- 4.5.3.3Permanent Physician Placement
Search firms placing physicians in permanent employment positions.
- 4.5.3.4Specialty Physician Staffing
Staffing firms placing specific physician specialties on contract.
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