Based on biennial surveys of approximately 3,500 physicians, the AMA’s data excluded physicians in solo practice.
Specialties with the highest percentage of physicians paid only by salary:
- Psychiatry: 40.2 percent
- Family practice: 25.3 percent
- Pediatrics: 22.5 percent
- Radiology: 21.3 percent
Specialties with the highest percentage of physicians paid based only on productivity:
- Surgical subspecialties: 31.9 percent
- General surgery: 20.1 percent
- OB-GYN: 18.9 percent
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