Mariah Taylor

Physicians were paid $12.13 billion between 2013 and 2022, according to a report published March 28.

The report, "Industry Payments to US Physicians by Specialty and Product Type," used data from CMS' Open Payments platform to determine payments. The payment calculations include cash and noncash equivalents for consulting services, nonconsulting services, food and beverages, travels and lodging, entertainment, education, gifts, grants, charitable contributions, and honoraria made to physicians.

Here are 39 specialties ranked by total amount paid from August 2013 to December 2022:

Orthopedics: $1,360,744,428

Neurology and psychiatry: $1,322,668,751

Cardiology: $1,293,613,594

Hematology/oncology: $825,799,685

Internal medicine: $588,249,423

Endocrinology: $546,513,674

Family medicine: $479,105,369

Rheumatology, allergy and immunology: $464,858,022

Dermatology: $462,809,832

Gastroenterology: $441,594,616

Ophthalmology: $431,693,877

Radiology: $391,978,018

General surgery: $360,474,915

OB-GYN: $295,367,215

Pediatrics: $291,005,562

Pulmonology: $286,121,375

Urology: $248,857,164

Neurosurgery: $236,065,708

Anesthesiology: $217,675,440

Cardiothoracic surgery: $183,646,912

Other: $183,441,139

Infectious diseases: $170,694,009

Plastic surgery: $159,538,869

Nephrology: $156,651,522

Vascular surgery: $133,653,084

Emergency medicine: $102,889,555

ENT: $101,649,087

Pathology: $101,262,094

Physical and rehabilitation medicine: $75,865,211

Gastrointestinal surgery: $48,122,701

Critical care: $44,090,927

General practice: $35,592,151

Surgical oncology: $22,500,511

Hospitalist: $17,309,602

Preventive medicine: $16,345,150

Geriatrics: $14,763,580

Nuclear medicine: $11,698,857

Trauma surgery: $6,955,629

Pediatric surgery: $2,892,084