From cost-cutting tactics to the richest physicians, here are eight physician wealth updates Becker's has reported on this year.
1. Ninety-four percent of physicians live at or below their means.
2. Physicians use cost-cutting tactics including bringing their own lunches to work and doing their own home repairs.
3. The 10 richest Americans in healthcare have a cumulative net worth of $64.1 billion.
4. Four physicians detailed the worst investment they made in 2021.
5. Thirty-eight percent of infectious disease physicians have a net worth under $500,000.
6. Twenty-six percent of plastic surgeons have a net worth over $5 million.
7. Cardiology has the highest hourly pay.
8. Thomas Frist Jr., MD, is the wealthiest physician in the U.S., with a net worth of $17 billion.