15 Statistics on Physician Compensation for Key Surgery Center Specialties

Here are 15 statistics on surgeon compensation for key ambulatory surgery center specialties based on data from Medscape’s Physician Compensation Report 2012. The report is based on data collected in February 2012 and includes 24,216 physician respondents.

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Orthopedists

1. 19 percent received $100,000 or less
2. 19 percent received $500,000 or more
3. Mean income was $315,000

Urologists

4. 19 percent received $100,000 or less
5. 14 percent received $500,000 or more
6. Mean income was $309,000

Gastroenterologists

7. 13 percent received $100,000 or less
8. 15 percent received $500,000 or more
9. Mean income was $303,000

Ophthalmologists

10. 21 percent received $100,000 or less
11. 4 percent received $500,000 or more
12. Mean income was $270,000

General surgery

13. 19 percent received $100,000 or less
14. 8 percent received $500,000 or more
15. Mean income was $265,000

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