39 physician specialties by industry payments

Physicians were paid $12.13 billion between 2013 and 2022, according to a report published in JAMA Network March 28.

The report, "Industry Payments to US Physicians by Specialty and Product Type," used data from CMS' Open Payments platform to determine payments. The payment calculations include cash and noncash equivalents for consulting services, nonconsulting services, food and beverages, travels and lodging, entertainment, education, gifts, grants, charitable contributions, and honoraria made to physicians. 

Here are 39 specialties ranked by total amount paid from August 2013 to December 2022:

  1. Orthopedics: $1,360,744,428

  2. Neurology and psychiatry: $1,322,668,751

  3. Cardiology: $1,293,613,594

  4. Hematology/oncology: $825,799,685

  5. Internal medicine: $588,249,423

  6. Endocrinology: $546,513,674

  7. Family medicine: $479,105,369

  8. Rheumatology, allergy and immunology: $464,858,022

  9. Dermatology: $462,809,832

  10. Gastroenterology: $441,594,616

  11. Ophthalmology: $431,693,877

  12. Radiology: $391,978,018

  13. General surgery: $360,474,915

  14. OB-GYN: $295,367,215

  15. Pediatrics: $291,005,562

  16. Pulmonology: $286,121,375

  17. Urology: $248,857,164

  18. Neurosurgery: $236,065,708

  19. Anesthesiology: $217,675,440

  20. Cardiothoracic surgery: $183,646,912

  21. Other: $183,441,139

  22. Infectious diseases: $170,694,009

  23. Plastic surgery: $159,538,869

  24. Nephrology: $156,651,522

  25. Vascular surgery: $133,653,084

  26. Emergency medicine: $102,889,555

  27. ENT: $101,649,087

  28. Pathology: $101,262,094

  29. Physical and rehabilitation medicine: $75,865,211

  30. Gastrointestinal surgery: $48,122,701

  31. Critical care: $44,090,927

  32. General practice: $35,592,151

  33. Surgical oncology: $22,500,511

  34. Hospitalist: $17,309,602

  35. Preventive medicine: $16,345,150

  36. Geriatrics: $14,763,580

  37. Nuclear medicine: $11,698,857

  38. Trauma surgery: $6,955,629

  39. Pediatric surgery: $2,892,084

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