r/Noctor is a subreddit with 70k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses np, hate, crna, nps, and pa.
This sub is intended as a repository of sources and a place of discussion regarding independent and inappropriate midlevel practice. It is designed to highlight the differences between a medical doctor and midlevels in areas including training, research, outcomes, and lobbying.
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"Noctor" refers to midlevels (NP, PA, CRNA, CNM, etc.) who pretend to be doctors. This is not a sub for discussing nurses acting in a nursing role.
Popular Themes in r/Noctor
#1
Pain & Anger
: "How do you deal when offices are snarky if you request a physician?"
27 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Going into nursing school and everything I’m hearing is “my goal is to be an NP”"
14 posts
#3
News
: "Important news - Murder charges filed against med spa owner in customers death"
5 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "NP guarantees a clinic she can get Mounjaro cheaply"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "A Standardized Introduction Script for NPs/PAs (To end the "Provider" ambiguity)"
2 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "Wondering How People On This Sub Think We're Going To Deal With The Med Spa Shortage In This Country Without NPs"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Noctor
#1
Np
: "We desperately need more MD’s and less Np’s in rural medicine."
54 posts
#2
Hate
: "Phd psychologist who is increasingly tired of “psychiatric” nurse practitioners"
14 posts
#3
Crna
: "ASA claps back at Crna real housewife 🤭"
13 posts
#4
Nps
: "Another long awaited round of Nps telling on themselves and their poor education."
11 posts
#5
Pa
: "i think my rheum Pa got fired after last visit with rheum teledoc"
10 posts
#6
Tired
9 posts
#7
Doctor
: ""Became a Doctor""
9 posts
#8
Psych
: "Unnamed Psych NP in the Boston area has blood on their hands"
8 posts
#9
Doctors
: "“Heart of a Nurse” Is Really Just A Dig At Doctors"
8 posts
#10
Md
: "We desperately need more Md’s and less NP’s in rural medicine."
8 posts
Flair Used in r/Noctor
#1
Midlevel Patient Cases
: "NP literally misses colorectal cancer"
33 posts
#2
In The News
: "Nurse practitioners’ care linked to 11% longer stays in the ED"
33 posts
#3
Midlevel Education
: "Going into nursing school and everything I’m hearing is “my goal is to be an NP”"
32 posts
#4
Midlevel Ethics
: "NP fired for misrepresentation"
27 posts
#5
Discussion
: "How do you deal when offices are snarky if you request a physician?"
27 posts
#6
Shitpost
: "We desperately need more MD’s and less NP’s in rural medicine."
13 posts
#7
Question
: "Can I become an NP as an MD"
13 posts
#8
Advocacy
: "IMportant development - AMA to fund research comparing physician vs Nurse care."
8 posts
#9
Midlevel Research
: "Cochrane Review Says “Little Difference” Replacing Hospital Physicians with Nurses: We Disagree"
6 posts
#10
Public Education Material
: "RN pay and quality of life needs to improve in order to fix the NP problem."
5 posts
Member Growth in r/Noctor
Yearly
+5k members(8.5%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026