Hospitals: Medical Director & Administrative Physician Compensation

The Hospitals: Medical Director & Administrative Physician Compensation Data Subscription provides raw compensation data for administrative physician compensation arrangements reported by thousands of U.S. hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid.

Hospitals are required to identify compensation paid to physicians for administrative services on Medicare cost report worksheet A-8-2. If time logs are not kept by the physicians, then reporting hospitals perform two-week time studies twice each year to identify the amount of time physicians spend on administrative duties, which are signed by the physician and a hospital official. Under federal law, hospitals are required to retain their time record documentation for four years (§415.60(g)).

HCTadvisor is licensing 12-month data subscriptions for hospital cost report worksheet A-8-2 data with quarterly updates.

Download Documents Includes:

• Excel data file(s)
• Read Me instructions
• Form A-8-2 copy & instructions
• Excerpt from Provider Reimbursement Manual Chapter 21
• Federal Register 415.60
• Worksheet A

January 24, 2019 sample size update:

Last Day of Period	Total Admin Compensation vs. Department Size (n)	Hourly Rates (n)
2018	6,446	5,951
2017	17,970	16,348
2016	18,344	16,736
2015	9,890	8,864
2014	24	23
Total	52,674	47,922

Specialty sample sizes (n) from 2015-present

Hospital Department / Specialty	Total Admin Compensation vs. Department Size (n)	2015-2018 Hourly Rates (n)
Adults & Pediatrics Short Term Hospital	4,119	4,119
Laboratory	5,406	3,914
Clinic Short Term Hospital	3,910	3,910
Operating Room	3,451	3,198
Adults & Pediatrics Long Term Hospital	2,959	2,959
Radiology	2,834	2,533
Respiratory Therapy	2,162	1,958
Intensive Care Unit	1,775	1,750
Electrocardiology	1,489	1,388
Cardiac Catheterization	1,371	1,368
Adults & Pediatrics Psychiatric Hospital	1,326	1,326
Anesthesiology	1,459	1,313
Inpatient Psychiatric Facility	1,202	1,166
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility	902	885
Wound / Hyperbarics	931	875
Electroencephalography	873	862
Physical Therapy	810	775
Radiology-Therapeutic	774	770
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	768	768
Adults & Pediatrics Rehabilitation Hospital	760	760
Renal Dialysis	680	656
Labor & Delivery Room	624	607
Psychiatry	678	586
Cardiac Rehabilitation	610	550
Sleep Medicine	533	481
Skilled Nursing Facility	505	378
Kidney Acquisition	377	377
Nursery	334	332
Cardiology	350	331
Gastroenterology	319	315
Oncology	323	303
Cancer / Chemo / Infusion	279	271
Clinic Pediatrics	284	265
Clinic Psychiatric Hospital	219	219
Radioisotope	216	216
Liver Acquisition	205	205
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	195	195
Family	229	184
Coronary Care Unit	181	181
Ambulatory Surgery	176	169
Pulmonary	176	169
Heart Acquisition	152	152
Intravenous Therapy	151	141
Blood Storage	139	137
Diabetes / Endocrine	142	136
Orthopedics	185	131
Adults & Pediatrics Children’s Hospital	128	128
Ambulance	162	121
Pain	132	121
Pancreas Acquisition	110	110
Addiction Treatment	105	105
Neurology	119	103
Vascular	100	100
Internal Med / Primary Care	115	96
OB/GYN	96	89
Occupational Medicine & Therapy	90	82
Burn	80	80
Lung Acquisition	80	80
Hematology / Oncology	76	76
Bariatrics	75	75
Surgical Intensive Care Unit	72	72
Cardiac Diagnostics	71	70
Dental	72	67
Nursing Facility / LTC	77	66
Urology	74	61
Ophthalmology	58	55
ENT	64	50
Breast Health	50	50
Radiation Oncology	53	46
Transplant	43	43
Urgent Care	38	35
Geriatrics	56	35
Dermatology	35	34
Rheumatology	45	33
Rural Health Clinic	208	30
General Surgery	54	29
Rehabilitation	28	28
FQHC	26	26
Spine	26	26
(blank)	1,222	1,141
25 Other Small Specialties	1,291	275
Grand Total	52,674	47,922