44 statistics on specialty physician pay and productivity

A majority of physician specialties experienced a moderate increase in compensation from 2019 to 2022 while productivity remained relatively consistent, according to the 2023 MGMA data report on provider compensation

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Family medicine (without OB) saw the greatest increase in total compensation at 10.57 percent, while dermatology saw the highest increase in wRVUs at 17.22 percent. 

Below are the percent variations in compensation and productivity from 2019-22, by specialty: 

Cardiology: Invasive

Change in total comp: 7.57 percent

Change in wRVUs: 2.38 percent

Cardiology: Invasive-interventional

Change in total comp: 4.89 percent 

Change in wRVUs: -3.35 percent

Cardiology: Noninvasive

Change in total comp: 5.69 percent

Change in wRVUs: 5.79 percent

Dermatology

Change in total comp: 3.96 percent

Change in wRVUs: 17.22 percent

Emergency medicine 

Change in total comp: 3.52 percent

Change in wRVUs: 0.46 percent

Family medicine (without OB)

Change in total comp: 10.57 percent

Change in wRVUs: 11.75 percent

Gastroenterology 

Change in total comp: 3.79 percent

Change in wRVUs: 5.14 percent

Hematology/Oncology

Change in total comp: 7.22 percent

Change in wRVUs: 13.05 percent

Hospitalist: Internal medicine

Change in total comp: 5.49 percent

Change in wRVUs: 0.62 percent

Internal medicine: General

Change in total comp: 8.16 percent

Change in wRVUs: 8.95 percent

Neurology

Change in total comp: 6.53 percent

Change in wRVUs: -0.06 percent

Obstetrics/Gynecology: General

Change in total comp: 4.39 percent

Change in wRVUs: 1.64 percent

Ophthalmology

Change in total comp: 7.32 percent

Change in wRVUs: 3.49 percent

Orthopedic Surgery: General

Change in total comp: 3.34 percent

Change in wRVUs: 3.87 percent

Otorhinolaryngology: 

Change in total comp: 5.50 percent

Change in wRVUs: 6.51 percent

Pathology: Anatomic and Clinical 

Change in total comp: 2.89 percent

Change in wRVUs: 1.12 percent

Pediatrics: General

Change in total comp: 7.30 percent 

Change in wRVUs: 8.69 percent

Psychiatry: General

Change in total comp: 5.37 percent 

Change in wRVUs: 3.06 percent

Radiology: Diagnostic

Change in total comp: 5.25 percent

Change in wRVUs: 3.66 percent

Surgery: General

Change in total comp: 7.05 percent

Change in wRVUs: -1.10 percent

Urgent care

Change in total comp: 0.13 percent

Change in wRVUs: 7.59 percent


Urology

Change in total comp: 7.32 percent

Change in wRVUs: 4.00 percent

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