Nephrology is the physician specialty with the highest average charges per provider, according to claims data in a May report from Definitive Healthcare.
Here are the top 25 physician specialties by average annual charges, followed by charges per provider:
- Nephrology: $42,982,704
- Cardiac electrophysiology: $5,568,993
- Hematology/oncology: $5,037,403
- Medical oncology: $4,400,226
- Radiation oncology: $4,217,590
- Hand surgery: $3,192,109
- Hematology: $3,172,206
- Emergency medicine: $2,897,733
- Orthopedic surgery: $2,747,747
- Interventional cardiology: $2,625,423
- Interventional pain management: $2,625,100
- Gynecological oncology: $2,546,863
- Gastroenterology: $2,076,927
- Pain management: $2,046,951
- Urology: $1,952,513
- Neurosurgery: $1,905,202
- Vascular surgery: $1,740,080
- Ophthalmology: $1,702,049
- Sports medicine: $1,632,057
- Colorectal surgery: $1,607,198
- Otolaryngology: $1,548,438
- Interventional radiology: $1,516,977
- Rheumatology: $1,448,946
- Cardiologist: $1,439,911
- Surgical oncology: $1,415,110
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