According to a recent survey, the average net revenue generated on behalf of an affiliated hospital is as follows:

• $1,560,688 by a single physician
•  $2,746,605 by a full-time orthopedic surgeon
•  $2,448,136 by an invasive cardiologist
•  $2,445,810 by a neurosurgeon
•  $2,169,693 by a general surgeon
•  .$1,493,518 by a family physician
• $1,830,200 by a general internist

Source: "Survey: Each Physician Generates an Average $1.56 Million a Year Per Hospital," Merritt Hawkins News Release, April 12, 2016, http://www.merritthawkins.com/uploadedFiles/MerrittHawkins/Pdf/2016%20Merritt%20Hawkins%20-%20Inpatient-Outpatient%20Revenue-%20Press%20Release.pdf