From 2010 through 2012, compensation for various cardiologists has increased steadily — and as much as 18 percent for some subspecialties, according to MedAxiom's 2013 physician compensation and production survey.
For the survey, 129 cardiology practices representing more than 1,700 full-time physicians submitted compensation data. Here are some major findings from MedAxiom's survey.
• Electrophysiology cardiologists witnessed the largest growth in compensation from 2010 to 2012. In 2010, they made a median of $487,066, and that figure rose to $576,000 in 2012.
• Interventional cardiologists made the most of the four cardiology subspecialties studied, earning a median compensation of $586,154 in 2012.
• General noninvasive cardiologists in the 90th percentile earned a median annual payday of $685,802, the lowest of the four subspecialties.
• Cardiologists in the Midwest earned the most on average ($593,670 in 2012). Those in the West had the lowest average compensation ($461,657 in 2012).
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