There are a handful of specialties in the "$3 million club."
These physicians generate over $3 million in revenue for hospitals, according to the 2019 Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey by physician search firm Merritt Hawkins.
Merritt Hawkins emailed a survey to 3,000 hospital CFOs and other financial managers across the U.S. from October 2018 to December 2018 to compile its report.
The physician specialties that generate $3 million in revenue for hospitals include:
1. Cardiovascular surgery - $3,697,916
2. Invasive cardiology - $3,484,375
3. Neurosurgery - $3,437,500
4. Orthopedic surgery - $3,286,764