The PEA Digest: Your Week in Micro-Business: November 23-30, 2025

Each Saturday, I like to pause and reflect—both as a physician and as an entrepreneur. Running your micro-business isn’t just about filing forms, chasing deductions, or choosing the right 1099 structure. It’s about reclaiming your agency, clarifying your professional identity, and positioning yourself to thrive in a healthcare system not built for physician autonomy.

This week’s content centered on exactly that: understanding your employment classification, reinforcing the importance of self-employment as an antidote to corporatization, and learning why business structure determines your financial destiny.

Let’s recap your week inside the Physician Entrepreneur Academy.

Inspirational Quote of the Week

“Autonomy isn’t something the system gives you—it’s something you take back by choosing self-employment.” — Dr. Tod Stillson

 

📚 This Week’s PEA–SimpliMD Content Digest

Below are summaries + “read more” links for each day’s post so you never miss a beat.

🟦 Monday: Why Physicians Deserve a Say in Their 1099 Classification

Link: https://www.simplimd.com/blog/why-physicians-deserve-a-say-in-their-1099-classification

Snippet: Too many physicians wake up one day and discover they were assigned a 1099 classification without ever being asked. But classification is not a gift your employer gives you—it’s a legal determination based on how you work. And you should have a voice in it.

Read more → https://www.simplimd.com/blog/why-physicians-deserve-a-say-in-their-1099-classification

🟩 Wednesday: “The Antidote to Corporatization of Medicine”—Reflections on Medscape’s 2025 Self-Employed Physicians Report

Link: https://www.simplimd.com/blog/the-antidote-to-corporatization-of-medicine-reflections-on-medscape-s-2025-self-employed-physicians-report

Snippet: As the expert commentator for Medscape’s 2025 Self-Employed Physicians Report, I shared why physicians across specialties see self-employment as the last lever of autonomy. Corporatization isn’t slowing. But clinicians are pushing back—one micro-corporation at a time.

Read more → https://www.simplimd.com/blog/the-antidote-to-corporatization-of-medicine-reflections-on-medscape-s-2025-self-employed-physicians-report

🟧 Friday: Understanding Why 1099 Deductions Differ Between Sole Proprietorships and S-Corporations

Link: https://www.simplimd.com/blog/understanding-why-1099-deductions-differ-between-sole-proprietorships-and-s-corporations

Snippet: Not all 1099 business entities are created equal. A sole proprietor and an S-Corp are treated completely differently by the IRS. Corporate-only deductions—like Accountable Reimbursement Plans, Augusta Rule home rental, and structured health plans—don’t apply to sole proprietors. Your entity is your strategy.

Read more → https://www.simplimd.com/blog/understanding-why-1099-deductions-differ-between-sole-proprietorships-and-s-corporations

Top Tip or Tool of the Week

“Professional Business Entity Formation Guide for Physicians (by State)”

All three posts this week underscored a central truth: physicians must understand both their classification and their corporate structure. This visual state-by-state guide helps you determine whether a PC, PLLC, or PA is required where you practice, so your micro-corporation starts on the right legal footing.

Affiliate / Partner Highlight of the Week

Affiliate Highlight: TaxElm — Small Business Tax Saving Blueprint

Friday’s article focused heavily on entity-dependent deductions, TaxElm’s tax-saving program is the perfect complement. Their education has helped countless small-business clinicians identify overlooked tax opportunities, especially those unlocked by S-Corp structures.

Upcoming Events, Webinars, or e-Book Spotlight

Featured Free e-Book: “Why Every Doctor Should Form a Micro-Corporation”

All three articles this week point toward one inevitable conclusion: If you want agency, tax efficiency, and strategic leverage—you need a micro-corporation. This e-book walks you through the “why” behind the structure and is a foundational read for every physician building an independent career.

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A Personal Note + Your Weekly Charge

This week reminded me, yet again, that physicians are rarely lacking in work ethic, intelligence, or commitment. What we lack is a system that supports our autonomy. But autonomy isn’t handed out—it’s built.

Every step you take toward understanding your 1099 status, choosing the right entity, or forming your micro-corporation is a step toward reclaiming your professional agency.

Your charge for this week: 👉 Choose one micro-business action you’ve been putting off and complete it. File your entity. Read the e-book. Review your deductions. Book the strategy call. Your future independence depends on the decisions you make now.

I’m grateful to walk this journey with you.

— Tod