r/Noctor is a subreddit with 69k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses np, nps, hate, doctor, and physicians.
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
: "Nurse anesthetist testifies there is no difference between CRNA and anesthesiologist"
45 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Going into nursing school and everything I’m hearing is “my goal is to be an NP”"
11 posts
#3
News
: "Alabama may require doctors in emergency rooms 24/7. Could it cause hospitals to close?"
7 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "How can we make it so MS3s are automatically eligible to take Np/PA boards and work as one in case they don’t match or can’t complete the program?"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "We Should Expand Medical Student Scope"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Noctor
#1
Np
: "Shout out to the Hospitalist who credentialed, trained, on-boarded, and worked one day as a hospitalist with the groups existing Nps, promptly said they're not of high enough quality/knowledge and refused to work with the Nps ever again"
83 posts
#2
Nps
: "APNs, Nps, and PAs will never be doctors/physicians"
31 posts
#3
Hate
: "NP organizations lie, constantly. I want to memorialize this discussion here, before it is removed from facebook."
25 posts
#4
Doctor
: "Passing themselves as a Doctor to an Doctor ...."
25 posts
#5
Physicians
: "APNs, NPs, and PAs will never be doctors/Physicians"
23 posts
#6
Pa
: "It enrages me seeing cosmetic Pas/NPs"
21 posts
#7
Doctors
: "“Heart of a Nurse” Is Really Just A Dig At Doctors"
20 posts
#8
Midlevels
: "Midlevels Don’t Actually Make Economic Sense"
16 posts
#9
Nurse
: "Using Nurse incompetence, to claim gpt is smarter than doctors. Buckle up"
16 posts
#10
Crna
: "Nurse anesthetist testifies there is no difference between Crna and anesthesiologist"
12 posts
Flair Used in r/Noctor
#1
Discussion
: "So misleading"
43 posts
#2
Midlevel Patient Cases
: "NP literally misses colorectal cancer"
31 posts
#3
Midlevel Ethics
: "NP fired for misrepresentation"
31 posts
#4
In The News
: "NP's Care Linked to Longer ED Stays & Increased Cost Per Patient"
30 posts
#5
Midlevel Education
: "Anyone seen this?"
27 posts
#6
Public Education Material
: "CRNA/DNP “doctorates” are credential inflation, not academic doctorates"
10 posts
#7
Shitpost
: "The Noctor of All Time"
8 posts
#8
Advocacy
: ""You shouldn't diss our providers here" - apparently, verbally asking if your 'provider' at an Urgent Care is going to be a physician is offensive?"
7 posts
#9
Question
: "Am I being overly petty?"
5 posts
#10
Midlevel Research
: "Cochrane says doctors can be replaced by nurses"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/Noctor
Yearly
+5k members(8.5%)
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Last updated: June 5, 2026