The MPL Association Data Sharing Project (DSP) has compiled more than 4,700 closed claims and lawsuits involving family medicine (1,730) and internal medicine (2,977) doctors between 2017 and 2021. Both are primary care physicians and provide similar care. However, there is a difference in the severity of claims: 34% of claims against family medicine physicians closed with an indemnity payment, with an average payment of $328,000. In contrast, only 24% of internal medicine claims result in indemnity payments, but with a higher average of $420,000. The DSP also shows that defense costs for family medicine claims cost 30% more on average than internal medicine claims. This highlight compares indemnity, defense expenses, types of allegations, and presenting medical conditions between these two specialties.