Who’s up, who’s down: physician net worth by specialty

Medscape on June 9 released its “Physician Wealth and Debt Report” for 2023.
The report surveyed 10,011 physicians across more than 29 specialties about their income, net worth, and more from Oct. 7 to Jan. 17.

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Here are the percentages of physicians who have a net worth of more than $5 million, according to the report:

Specialty

Percentage

Plastic surgery

31%

Orthopedics

28%

Gastroenterology

25%

Urology

23%

Cardiology

22%

Ophthalmology

18%

Radiology

17%

Oncology

17%

Pathology

14%

OB-GYN

14%

Diabetes and endocrinology

13%

Dermatology

13%

Anesthesiology

13%

Critical care

13%

Otolaryngology

12%

General surgery

12%

Pulmonary medicine

12%

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

12%

Rheumatology 

10%

Infectious diseases

10%

Emergency medicine

8%

Neurology

8%

Psychiatry

8%

Internal medicine

7%

Allergy and immunology

7%

Nephrology

6%

Public health and preventive medicine

6%

Pediatrics

5%

Family medicine

5%

 

Here are the percentages of physicians who have a net worth of less than $500,000:

 

Specialty

Percentage

Family medicine

35%

Rheumatology

33%

Public health and preventive medicine

33%

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

32%

Neurology

32%

Nephrology

30%

Pediatrics

30%

Internal medicine

29%

OB-GYN

27%

Dermatology

27%

Psychiatry

27%

Critical care

26%

Diabetes and endocrinology

26%

Ophthalmology

23%

General surgery

23%

Infectious diseases

22%

Emergency medicine

21%

Oncology

20%

Urology

20%

Allergy and immunology

19%

Anesthesiology

19%

Pulmonary medicine

18%

Cardiology

18%

Pathology

17%

Radiology

15%

Plastic surgery

15%

Gastroenterology

14%

Otolaryngology

13%

Orthopedics

13%

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