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.
BLS data show that New York employed the most doctors of any state in May 2011, followed by California and Florida. Workers in New York earned $161,240 a year on average, while doctors in California and Florida earned $182,260 and $201,710, respectively. Physicians in Mississippi led the nation with $234,620 in average annual earnings, followed by South Dakota, where doctors made $230,760 on average.