On Demand: 2025 Provider Compensation & Production Survey-Presentation Slides

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The 2025 MedAxiom Compensation & Production Survey report, compiled by experts from MedAxiom and Zephyr Healthcare Advisors, provides detailed insights into cardiology physician and advanced practice provider (APP) compensation, production, and workforce dynamics. Key findings include significant 2-year compensation increases at the 90th percentile across cardiology subspecialties—ranging from 9% growth in electrophysiology to 19% in advanced heart failure. The report discusses Fair Market Value (FMV) evaluation, including the frequency and context of 90th percentile compensation caps, and highlights rules of thumb such as “the safe zone” and percentile matching for FMV testing at both group and individual levels. Regulatory considerations regarding Stark Law revisions emphasize FMV, volume/value of referrals (VOVOR), and commercial reasonableness in physician contracting.<br /><br />The survey explores procedural workload and productivity metrics, such as work Relative Value Units (wRVUs) distribution across various cardiology specialties, revealing wide variability—for example, cath lab procedure wRVUs can range from 9% to 54% of total wRVUs at top deciles. Advanced imaging and electrophysiology wRVUs show similarly broad ranges and corresponding compensation levels. On the APP front, compensation analyses by specialty and ownership highlight their growing deployment to extend cardiology service capacity amid declining full-time cardiologist availability per patient panel. Although APP production is rising, most are underperforming relative to full subscription potential (around 5,500 wRVUs annually). Importantly, increases in APP numbers have not corresponded to more new patient visits in cardiology offices, suggesting that access improvements depend more on team-based care models and clinical scheduling strategies than sheer APP volume.<br /><br />Overall, the report underscores ongoing changes in cardiology workforce composition, significant compensation growth among top earners, and nuanced relationships between provider staffing models and patient access, offering actionable data for healthcare organizations managing cardiology practices in 2025.

Keywords

MedAxiom Compensation Survey 2025

Cardiology Physician Compensation

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Compensation

Cardiology Workforce Dynamics

Fair Market Value (FMV) Evaluation

Stark Law Regulatory Considerations

Work Relative Value Units (wRVUs)

Cardiology Subspecialties Compensation Growth

APP Productivity and Staffing

Cardiology Patient Access and Team-Based Care