Top 10 Highest-Paid Medical Professionals at Nonprofits 2021

SalaryExpert, powered by ERI recently published a whitepaper analyzing why nonprofits in the health care industry pay higher than any other industry, bar none. The results showed that the highest-paid positions in the health care industry were both legal and medical professionals. But just how much do the highest-paid medical staff members make? To answer that question, below is a list of the top 10 highest-paid medical professionals at nonprofits for the most recent complete form year (2019).

1. Joseph Levine – Chief Electrophysiology, St Francis Hospital
   • $6,992,643 in salary. $49,511 in additional “other” pay.
2. Sheeraz Qureshi – Associate Attending Physician, New York Society for the Relief of Ruptured & Crippled Maintaining
   • $6,122,573 in salary. $57,008 in additional “other” pay.
3. Richard Shlofmitz, MD – Chairman Cardiology, St Francis Hospital
   • $5,763,984 in salary. $48,053 in additional “other” pay.
4. Bryan Kelly – Member/Surgeon-In-Chief, Associate Attending Physician, New York Society for the Relief of Ruptured & Crippled Maintaining
   • $ 5,267,261 in salary. $77,214 in additional “other” pay.
5. Robert Michler MD – CHAIR-Surg/Cardiothoracic Surg , Montefiore Medical Center
   • $3,869,857 in salary. $46,514 in additional “other” pay.
6. Eduardo Marban MD – Director-Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
   • $ 3,759,190 in salary. $230,090 in additional “other” pay.
7. Vipul Patel MD – Physician, Florida Hospital Medical Group Inc
   • $ 3,670,706 in salary. $25,593 in additional “other” pay.
8. Answorth Allen – Attending Physician, New York Society for the Relief of Ruptured & Crippled Maintaining
   • $ 3,583,093 in salary. $69,284 in additional “other” pay.
9. Frank Schwab – Attending Physician, New York Society for the Relief of Ruptured & Crippled Maintaining
   • $ 3,506,409 in salary. $63,964 in additional “other” pay.
10. Tristan L Hartzell MD – Physician, Faith Regional Health Services
    • $ 3,505,242 in salary. $11,200 in additional “other” pay.

It’s worth noting here that, although some top medical staff members receive multimillion dollar pay, the average wage for the top medical positions in 2019 was significantly lower, at $348,353 in salary. For a more in depth analysis of nonprofit pay in the health care industry, see SalaryExpert’s recent whitepaper, “Health Care – The Nonprofit Anomaly July 2021.”

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