<p>1.) Malpractice is not a medical term, it's a legal one. Therefore I don't know what you're asking when you ask for it in "med terms".</p>
<p>2.) Malpractice is a common feature of all practices of medicine, but academic physicians usually have it covered by their institution. So it's still coming out of their compensation, they just don't realize it.</p>
<p>3.) First off, if one's gross is $900K, he's probably not a doctor. There are some exceptions. Second, $400K of that is going to taxes right away, so that leaves you with $500K, and that's not even considering malpractice.</p>
<p>4.) $20K actually is the national average malpractice premium. Obviously some specialties (neurosurg, ob/gyn) are much higher than others. Neurosurgeons I've met pay $140K.</p>
<p>5.) I cannot imagine that anybody pays $300K per year.</p>
<p>6.) What do you mean by successful? And were you referring to which specialties? Or were you looking for some other characteristic?</p>