Table 4. Per-Physician Value of General Payments to Allopathic and Osteopathic Physicians by Specialty in 2015.
| No. of Physician Recipients (%)a | General Payments | No. (%) of Physicians Receiving >$10 000c | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median Value (IQR), US $ | Maximum Value, US $b | |||
| Surgery | ||||
| Colorectal | 1069 (70.2) | 453 (154-1736) | 312 558 | 68 (6.3) |
| Neurosurgery | 4468 (66.1) | 486 (132-2177) | 17 827 878 | 565 (12.6) |
| Obstetrics/gynecology | 27 126 (56.7) | 148 (53-356) | 1 415 335 | 462 (1.7) |
| Ophthalmology | 13 241 (61.6) | 201 (76-517) | 9 638 955 | 552 (4.2) |
| Oral/maxillofacial | 241 (27.2) | 227 (85-901) | 83 871 | 11 (4.6) |
| Orthopedic | 20 300 (67.9) | 420 (117-2041) | 38 392 184 | 2232 (11.0) |
| Otolaryngology | 7236 (61.4) | 176 (73-464) | 408 161 | 165 (2.3 |
| Plastic surgery | 3414 (69.0) | 305 (115-930) | 4 716 799 | 136 (4.0) |
| General | 21 857 (55.5) | 251 (81-1112) | 7 936 543 | 990 (4.5) |
| Thoracic | 3275 (66.8) | 860 (192-2780) | 4 272 727 | 295 (9.0) |
| Urology | 8377 (69.9) | 457 (153-1206) | 1 365 346 | 520 (6.2) |
| Primary care | ||||
| Family medicine | 68 706 (47.6) | 186 (49-682) | 872 116 | 640 (0.9) |
| Internal medicined | 103 588 (51.1) | 248 (73-959) | 4 536 302 | 5167 (5.0) |
| Pediatrics | 33 536 (39.6) | 94 (32-203) | 1 171 472 | 559 (1.7) |
| Specialists | ||||
| Allergy and immunology | 2922 (67.2) | 462 (151-1261) | 437 215 | 275 (9.4) |
| Dermatology | 8588 (63.3) | 371 (113-1028) | 596 945 | 554 (6.4) |
| Emergency medicine | 12 733 (25.0) | 50 (18-125) | 591 106 | 167 (1.3) |
| Neurology | 10 794 (60.0) | 541 (125-2120) | 1 322 146 | 1275 (11.8) |
| Pathology | 3855 (20.3) | 86 (24-238) | 579 175 | 201 (5.2) |
| Physical medicine and rehabilitation | 5442 (41.1) | 165 (53-562) | 715 452 | 187 (3.4) |
| Psychiatry | 19 922 (37.3) | 171 (58-539) | 838 468 | 722 (3.6) |
| Radiology | 13 659 (28.9) | 117 (34-442) | 10 478 465 | 588 (4.3) |
| Other specialtye | 359 (28.1) | 230 (73-2677) | 172 918 | 40 (11.0) |
| Interventionalists | ||||
| Anesthesiology | 20 775 (38.5) | 99 (29-301) | 2 304 752 | 579 (2.8) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 22 044 (74.9) | 862 (226-2749) | 4 395 653 | 2661 (12.1) |
| Gastroenterology | 11 167 (72.2) | 481 (155-1162) | 1 546 850 | 766 (6.9) |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
a
Percentage represents the proportion of physicians receiving general payments of all physicians within their specialty.
b
Minimum values per physician were not included given the specific minimum thresholds for reporting payments by applicable manufacturers or group purchasing organizations (GPOs) for 2015 was $10.21.
c
Percentage represents the proportion of physicians receiving general payments valuing more than $10 000 of all physicians receiving general payments within their specialty.
d
Internal medicine includes hospitalists.
e
Includes clinical pharmacology, independent medical examiner, medical genetics, legal medicine, phlebology.