Table of Contents Letter to the AMGA Board of Directors... 1 Introduction... 3 Section I: Executive Summary Survey at a Glance... 6 Participant Profile... 10 Survey Methodology... 19 How to Use This Report... 22 Section II: Summary of Specialties 2012 Direct Compensation and Productivity for Physicians All Group Types... 26 Gross Productivity All Group Types... 28 Compensation to Gross Productivity Ratio All Group Types...30 Patient Visits All Group Types... 31 Section III: Summary of Starting Salaries by Specialty New Physicians... 34 Experienced Physicians... 36 Section IV: Summary of Administrative Compensation All Group Types.... 40 By Physician FTE... 42 By Region... 44 Section V: Summary of Fringe Benefits Dollars per Physician... 48 Percentage of Compensation... 50 Section VI: Summary of Academic Facilities Compensation... 54 Gross Productivity... 56 Work RVUs... 58 Net Collections... 60 Conversion Factor Ratios... 62 Section VII: Summary of Department Chairs Compensation and Productivity Data... 66
Section VIII: Detailed Analyses of Specialties 2012 Data for Physicians, Other Healthcare Providers, and Administrative Positions Medical Specialties Allergy/Immunology... 72 Cardiology... 73 Cardiology Branch... 74 Cardiology Cath Lab (Invasive Interventional)... 75 Cardiology Echo Lab/Nuclear... 76 Cardiology Electrophysiology Pacemaker... 77 Critical Care/Intensivist... 78 Dermatology... 79 Dermatology Mohs... 80 Endocrinology... 81 Family Medicine... 82 Family Medicine Branch... 83 Family Medicine with Obstetrics... 84 Family Medicine with Obstetrics Branch... 85 Gastroenterology... 86 Genetics... 87 Geriatrics... 88 Hematology & Medical Oncology... 89 Hepatology... 90 Hospitalist Family Medicine... 91 Hospitalist Internal Medicine... 92 Hospitalist Nocturnist... 93 Hospitalist Pediatrics... 94 Hypertension & Nephrology... 95 Infectious Disease... 96 Internal Medicine... 97 Internal Medicine Branch... 98 Internal Medicine Office Only... 99 Medical Oncology... 100 Nephrology Only... 101 Neurology... 102 Neurology Epilepsy/EEG Lab... 103 Neurology Stroke... 104 Occupational/Environmental Medicine... 105
Ophthalmology Medical... 106 Orthopedic Medical... 107 Pain Management Non-Anesthesiology... 108 Palliative Care... 109 Pediatrics & Adolescent General...110 Pediatrics & Adolescent Adolescent Medicine...111 Pediatrics & Adolescent Allergy...112 Pediatrics & Adolescent Branch...113 Pediatrics & Adolescent Cardiology...114 Pediatrics & Adolescent Developmental/Behavioral...115 Pediatrics & Adolescent Endocrinology...116 Pediatrics & Adolescent Gastroenterology...117 Pediatrics & Adolescent Genetics...118 Pediatrics & Adolescent Hematology/Oncology...119 Pediatrics & Adolescent Infectious Disease... 120 Pediatrics & Adolescent Intensive Care... 121 Pediatrics & Adolescent Internal Medicine... 122 Pediatrics & Adolescent Neonatology... 123 Pediatrics & Adolescent Nephrology... 124 Pediatrics & Adolescent Neurology... 125 Pediatrics & Adolescent Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation... 126 Pediatrics & Adolescent Pulmonology... 127 Pediatrics & Adolescent Rheumatology... 128 Pediatrics & Adolescent Urgent Care... 129 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation... 130 Psychiatry... 131 Psychiatry Child... 132 Psychiatry Inpatient... 133 Psychiatry Outpatient... 134 Pulmonary Disease (with Critical Care)... 135 Pulmonary Disease (without Critical Care)... 136 Pulmonary Intensivist... 137 Reproductive Endocrinology... 138 Rheumatologic Disease... 139 Sleep Lab... 140 Sports Medicine... 141 Urgent Care... 142 Wound Care/Hyperbaric... 143
Surgical Specialties Bariatric Surgery... 146 Breast Surgery... 147 Cardiac/ Thoracic Surgery... 148 Cardiovascular Surgery... 149 Colon & Rectal Surgery... 150 Emergency Medicine... 151 Emergency Medicine Pediatrics... 152 General Surgery... 153 General Surgery Branch... 154 Neurological Surgery... 155 Neurological Surgery Pediatrics... 156 OB/GYN General... 157 OB/GYN Branch... 158 OB/GYN Gynecological Oncology... 159 OB/GYN Gynecology Only... 160 OB/GYN Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology... 161 OB/GYN Obstetrics... 162 OB/GYN Urogynecology... 163 Oculo-Facial/Oculoplastic...164 Oncology Surgical... 165 Ophthalmology... 166 Ophthalmology Branch... 167 Ophthalmology Pediatrics & Adolescent... 168 Ophthalmology Retinal Surgery... 169 Oral Surgery... 170 Orthopedic Oncology... 171 Orthopedic Sports Medicine... 172 Orthopedic Surgery... 173 Orthopedic Surgery Branch... 174 Orthopedic Surgery Foot & Ankle... 175 Orthopedic Surgery Hand... 176 Orthopedic Surgery Joint Replacement... 177 Orthopedic Surgery Pediatrics... 178 Orthopedic Surgery Spine... 179 Orthopedic Surgery Trauma... 180 Otolaryngology... 181 Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery... 182
Otolaryngology Pediatrics... 183 Pediatric Surgery... 184 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery... 185 Thoracic Surgery... 186 Transplant Surgery Kidney... 187 Transplant Surgery Liver... 188 Transplant Surgery Medical... 189 Trauma Surgery... 190 Urology... 191 Urology Pediatrics... 192 Vascular Surgery... 193 Radiology/Anesthesiology/Pathology Anesthesiology... 196 Anesthesiology Pain Clinic... 197 Anesthesiology Pediatric... 198 Dermatopathology... 199 Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric...200 Diagnostic Radiology (M.D. Interventional)... 201 Diagnostic Radiology (M.D. Neuro-Interventional)... 202 Diagnostic Radiology (M.D. Non-Interventional)... 203 Mammography... 204 Nuclear Medicine (M.D. Only)... 205 Pathology Anatomic (M.D. Only)... 206 Pathology Clinical (M.D. Only)... 207 Pathology Combined (M.D. Only)... 208 Radiation Therapy (M.D. Only)... 209 Other Healthcare Providers Audiology... 212 Certified Nurse Specialist...213 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist... 214 Chiropractor... 215 Dentistry... 216 Midwife... 217 Neuropsychology (Ph.D. Only)... 218 Nurse Practitioner Geriatric... 219 Nurse Practitioner Medical Specialty... 220
Nurse Practitioner Primary Care... 221 Nurse Practitioner Surgical Specialty... 222 Nutritionist (Non-M.D.)... 223 Occupational Therapist... 224 Optometrist... 225 Perfusionist... 226 Pharmacist... 227 Physical Therapist... 228 Physician Assistant Medical... 229 Physician Assistant Primary Care... 230 Physician Assistant Surgical... 231 Podiatry Medical... 232 Podiatry Surgical... 233 Podiatry Surgical (Branch)... 234 Psychology (Ph.D. Only)... 235 Psychology Child (Ph.D. Only)... 236 Psychology (Master s Level)... 237 Radiation Therapy (Ph.D. Only)... 238 Social Worker... 239 Speech Pathology... 240 Administrative Positions Associate Medical Director... 242 Business Office Manager... 243 Chief Compliance Officer... 244 Chief Financial Officer... 245 Chief Information Officer... 246 Chief Medical Informatics Officer... 247 Chief Medical Officer... 248 Chief Nursing Officer... 249 Chief Operating Officer... 250 Clinical Research Director... 251 Contracting Director... 252 Director of Development... 253 Division Operations Director... 254 Division or Section Chair... 255 Finance Director... 256 Head of Facilities... 257
Health Plan Director... 258 Hospital Administrator... 259 Human Resources Director... 260 In-House Legal Counsel... 261 Medical Director... 262 Medical Director Multispecialty... 263 Medical Director Primary Care... 264 Medical Director Surgery... 265 Medical Education Director... 266 Medical Records Director... 267 Medical Staff Services/Physician Services Director... 268 Non-Physician Administrator/President (CEO)... 269 Nursing Director... 270 Office Manager... 271 Physician Administrator (CEO)... 272 Physician Recruiter Manager... 273 Physician Recruiter Senior... 274 Physician Recruiter Staff Level... 275 Public Affairs/Marketing Director... 276 Quality Improvement Director... 277 Section IX: Overall Organizational Financial Summary Overall Financial Summary per Physician: All Groups... 280 Overall Financial Summary per Work RVU, Total RVU, and Square Foot: All Groups... 281 Overall Financial Summary per Physician: Based on Organization Size... 282 Overall Financial Summary per Work RVU: Based on Organization Size... 283 Overall Financial Summary per Physician: Based on Region... 284 Overall Financial Summary per Work RVU: Based on Region... 285 Overall Financial Summary per Physician: Based on % of Capitated Net Revenue... 286 Overall Financial Summary per Work RVU: Based on % of Capitated Net Revenue... 287 Section X: Financial Analysis by Specialty Revenue Components per Physician... 290 Provider Compensation per Physician... 291 Other Patient Care Compensation per Physician... 292 Other Expenses per Physician... 293 Revenue Components per Work RVU... 294 Provider Compensation per Work RVU... 295
Other Patient Care Compensation per Work RVU... 296 Other Direct Expenses per Work RVU... 297 Staffing Per Physician Ratio... 298 Support Salaries per Support Staff FTE... 299 Section XI: Accounts Receivable Information... 301 Section XII: Operational Areas Information... 307 Section XIII: Survey Questionnaire & Specialty Definitions... 311