Table 7. Average net income of physicians, by source of data and specialty: United States, 1983.
Specialty | National Physicians' Practice Costs and Income Survey | American Medical Association |
---|---|---|
General practice | $73,579 | 1$68,500 |
Family practice | 76,023 | 168,500 |
Internal medicine | 85,371 | 93,300 |
Cardiovascular specialties | 134,377 | NA |
Pediatrics | 78,360 | 70,700 |
Other internal medicine | 109,025 | NA |
General surgery | 111,287 | NA |
Orthopedic surgery | 142,870 | NA |
Ophthalmology | 124,692 | NA |
Urology | 114,316 | NA |
Obstetrics-gynecology | 115,678 | 119,900 |
Other surgery | 121,066 | NA |
Psychiatry | 78,600 | 80,000 |
Other specialties | 106,244 | NA |
Includes both family and general practice.
NOTES: National Physicians' Practice Costs and Income Survey data are for 1983-84. NA is not available.
SOURCES: National Physicians' Practice Costs and Income Survey data: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Research and Demonstrations, 1983-84. American Medical Association data: (American Medical Association, 1984).