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Business phone system for physician practices in Carson City, NV

Physician practices in the Carson City, NV metro area: 49 establishments in 2023, the local area codes, and what phone service costs a 14-person team.

Establishments
49CBP 2023
Employees
670mid-March 2023
Per 100k residents
84.3U.S. 60.2
Rank
398th of 911areas by count

Physician practices in Carson City, NV by the numbers

The Census Bureau's 2023 County Business Patterns lists 49 establishments classified as Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (NAICS 621111) in the Carson City, NV metro area. Together they reported 670 mid-March employees and $82.4 million of payroll for the year. That ranks 398th of the 911 metro and micropolitan areas where Census published a count for this industry.

With 58,148 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, that is 84.3 physician practices per 100,000 people, 40.1% above the national rate of 60.2. Establishments average 13.7 employees, 3.4% above the U.S. average of 13.2. Payroll per employee comes to $122,913, 16.3% above the national $105,652.

Physician practices: Carson City, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S., 2023
MeasureCarson City, NVNevadaUnited States
Establishments492,522204,617
Mid-March employees670 (moderate noise)21,5722,706,297
Annual payroll$82,352,000$2,326,291,000$285,925,593,000
Employees per establishment13.78.613.2
Payroll per employee$122,913$107,838$105,652
Establishments per 100,000 residents84.377.260.2

Census County Business Patterns 2023 (mid-March employment; annual payroll). Employees and payroll flagged high-noise are shown but not used in the text. Residents: Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Team sizes at physician practices in Carson City, NV

Of the physician practices in Carson City, NV that had employees in March 2023, 47.8% had fewer than five (the U.S. share is 52.7%). 65.2% had fewer than ten. When a business has only a few people, whoever is free answers the phone, and calls that arrive while everyone is busy go to voicemail unless they are routed somewhere else.

Physician practices in Carson City, NV by employment size, 2023
Employment sizeEstablishmentsShareU.S. share
1–4 employees2247.8%52.7%
5–9 employees817.4%18.7%
10–19 employees1021.7%14.7%
20–49 employees613.0%9.8%
50 or more employees00.0%4.2%

Employment-size classes count establishments by mid-March 2023 employment. Establishments with no March employees are excluded from the size classes, so shares are of establishments with employees. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

What physician practices in Carson City, NV use the phone for

Physician offices field a steady stream of scheduling, prescription refill and test-result calls, and the same few staff members usually answer all of them. Routing calls to the right person and capturing clear messages keeps the waiting room and the phone lines moving.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for physician practices in Carson City, NV:

Calls after closing time

After-hours callers need to hear clearly what to do in an emergency, and non-urgent messages need to be waiting, transcribed, for staff the next morning.

With business-hours routing, calls after closing can go to transcribed voicemail or an optional AI receptionist instead of ringing an empty room.

What a phone system costs a medical practice in Carson City, NV

The average medical practice in Carson City, NV has 13.7 employees, so a 14-person team is a reasonable benchmark. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $420.00 a month and 14 on Ooma Office Pro cost $349.30. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,692. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Monthly list price for a 14-person medical practice
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$279.00$3,348.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$266.00$3,192.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$322.00$3,864.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$349.30$4,191.60
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$378.00$4,536.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$420.00$5,040.00

Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.

What physician practices in Carson City, NV get with Callata

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in Carson City, NV, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.

Practices that handle protected health information should review their own privacy obligations before recording calls, enabling AI summaries or texting appointment details, and keep clinical conversations out of text messages unless their policies allow it.

Frequently asked questions

How many physician practices are there in Carson City, NV?

Census County Business Patterns counted 49 physician practices in the Carson City, NV metro area in 2023. They employed 670 people in mid-March.

What does a business phone system cost for a 14-person medical practice?

At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 14 users cost $420.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $349.30 on Ooma Office Pro. On Callata, $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, the same team pays $279.00.

Can an AI receptionist answer calls for a medical practice?

Yes. Callata's optional AI agents can answer when the team is busy or closed, take a message, text, email or transfer the call. They disclose that they are AI and are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute. Practices that handle protected health information should review their own privacy obligations before recording calls, enabling AI summaries or texting appointment details, and keep clinical conversations out of text messages unless their policies allow it.