The extent of control that the alleged employer may exercise over the organization and management of the individual's work. High levels of control indicate employment. Physicians contracting with a health plan are generally not subject to the same kind of control that an employee is. Whether the worker is engaged in a distinct occupation or business. Such occupations or businesses point toward independent contractor status.
Physicians are in a distinct occupation or business.
The kind of occupation and whether the work involved is usually done under the direction of an employer. Traditionally, most physicians have not been employed, although that is changing. The skill required for the work involved. High degrees of skill indicate independent contractor status. A very high degree of skill is required to be a physician.