They run monthly Credit Checks and if they do not like your credit score, they will close your account. The 1 time credit check to open the credit card is not a one time thing. I paid on time and paid off my balances every single time. I lost my job and couldn't afford to pay my credit card off for 1 month.
A similar survey by the American Medical Group Association rated orthopedic spinal surgeons as the highest-paid of all physicians at a median income of $688,503 per year. Orthopedic joint replacement surgeons were second at $605,953 per year, ahead of neurosurgeons at $592,811.
The most disturbing finding: If they had it to do over again, 46% of doctors would not choose medicine as a career. That's way up from last year, when only 31% regretted their career choice. Best-Paid Doctors. Even so, the top-earning doctors aren't going broke. The top 10 highest paid doctors are: Radiologists: $315,000; Orthopedic surgeons: $315,000