Medscape’s net worth survey took into consideration physicians’ home equity, personal property and financial investments.
Specialties ranked by the percentage of physicians worth more than $5 million:
Urology: 33%
Gastroenterology: 31%
Radiology: 31%
Cardiology: 28%
Orthopedics: 28%
Otolaryngology: 26%
Dermatology: 23%
Ophthalmology: 23%
Plastic surgery: 23%
Anesthesiology: 21%
Oncology: 18%
Pulmonary medicine: 18%
OB-GYN: 17%
Nephrology: 16%
Emergency medicine: 16%
Critical care:16%
Neurology: 15%
General surgery: 15%
Allergy and immunology: 14%
Infectious diseases: 13%
Pathology: 13%
Internal medicine:12%
Diabetes and endocrinology: 11%
Rheumatology: 11%
Public health and preventative medicine: 10%
Pediatrics: 10%
Physician medicine and rehabilitation: 10%
Family medicine: 9%
Psychiatry: 6%
