1099-MISC Box 6 is
business income and closely aligned with box 7 of the 1099-MISC (Non-Employee
Compensation).
The only reason it's
not in Box 7 is because of the line of work you are in. The IRS just requires
medically-related income to go in that box. Per their own instruction (see link
below), the income goes on Schedule C. And that fits your story.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1099msc.pdf
If you have
only income from self-employment and no expenses, there is no need to upgrade
from Deluxe. If you do have expenses, however, that will trigger an upgrade to
the TurboTax Self-Employed edition.
Expenses, however,
could reduce your total income and overall tax bill.
This may be helpful:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/5559255
