The income gap between health system-integrated cardiologists and private practice cardiologists widened in 2022, with integrated physicians earning $57,000 more than their private counterparts, according to a 2023 report from MedAxiom, an affiliate of the American College of Cardiology.
What private cardiologists and integrated cardiologists have earned over the last five years:
2018
Private: $517,600
Integrated: $581,568
2019
Private: $578,570
Integrated: $643,815
2020
Private: $589,032
Integrated: $612,216
2021
Private: $604,652
Integrated: $621,596
2022
Private: $588,272
Integrated: $645,388
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