Contract review

Physician Contract RVU Analyzer

Contract screening workflow that combines offer economics, specialty benchmark context, geography proxy, and written-agreement caveats.

For
Residents, fellows, and physicians evaluating offers
Inputs
Specialty, state, wRVU target, $/wRVU, base salary
Output
Benchmark range, projected comp, red flags

Offer screen

Enter the contract productivity target and rate terms, then compare them with specialty and geography assumptions.

Inputs
01
Results
02
Screened compensation

50th-75th percentile; geography-adjusted estimate $430,498.82.

$466,000.00
Geo-adjusted comp
$430,498.82
Production value
$116,000.00
Credited wRVU
2,000
Benchmark range
50th-75th percentile
California factor
0.924
Offer leverage
28/100
Review
03
Negotiation dashboard
Offer leverage: High review priority before signing.

Use this dashboard to prepare compensation questions, then review with counsel or an experienced compensation advisor before signing. It is not a legal conclusion or full contract review.

  • Document whether the target is median, ramped, prorated, or tied to clinical FTE.
  • Ask for the rate source because offered dollars per wRVU is below the specialty median assumption.
  • Ask whether the threshold is annual, prorated, reset monthly, or tied to a different credited wRVU definition.
  • Request written guarantee, draw, repayment, and threshold language before relying on verbal economics.
  • Use this as offer screening and review with counsel or an experienced compensation advisor before signing.
PDF report export

Physician RVU contract screening report

Export a structured compensation worksheet for review alongside the written employment agreement, benchmark source, guarantee language, threshold terms, crediting exclusions, and legal or compensation advice.

Professional use
Offer screening only

Use this result to flag whether base salary, offered wRVU target, offered dollars per wRVU, threshold, guarantee language, crediting exclusions, and geography need closer review; it cannot answer whether the written agreement is fair, enforceable, or complete, and it is not legal advice.

Next tool action
Contract screen
  • Offered $/wRVU is below the specialty median.
  • No wRVU guarantee clause selected; review guarantee language before signing.
Compensation model
Screened compensation = base salary + max(offered wRVU target - production threshold, 0) x offered dollars per wRVU. Geography-adjusted compensation applies the average state GPCI factor as a market pressure proxy. Confirm the written contract because some employers credit wRVU above a threshold, while others define draws, guarantees, or bonus tiers differently.
Assumptions
Specialty
Cardiology
Location
California
Offered target
10,000 wRVU
Production threshold
8,000 wRVU
Credited wRVU
2,000
Offered rate
$58.00 per wRVU
Median wRVU
9,200
Median rate
$63.00
75th percentile
11,776
Guarantee clause
Not selected
Cardiology offer in California: $466,000.00 screened compensation estimate, 50th-75th percentile, 2 contract screen item(s).

Related workflows

Use these tools when the current result needs payment, geography, compensation, or productivity context.

CMS 2026 data source

Uses the CMS April 2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU files, GPCI localities, and 2026 conversion factors. Estimates should be verified against official CMS files for billing decisions.

For calculator workflows, calculator inputs are processed in the browser. Contact, lead forms and PDF download forms are separate submissions.

Is this legal advice?

No. The analyzer is a compensation screening tool. Contract language, non-compete terms, call coverage, and benefits should be reviewed by qualified counsel or an experienced advisor.

What makes an RVU target aggressive?

The tool compares the offered annual wRVU target against specialty percentile assumptions. Targets above the 75th percentile are flagged for closer review.

Why does location matter?

Geography can influence Medicare payment inputs through GPCI and may also affect market compensation expectations.

Use note: Use this as a screening workflow before legal or compensation review.