Board Certified- Cardiologist
Compensation
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Job Description
Dane Street is expanding our physician panel! We are seeking a skilled and board-certified Cardiology Specialist in Detroit, MI to join our team for Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs). This role offers flexible scheduling, allowing you to select or decline assignments based on your availability. Our physician panel is comprised of independent contract reviewers (1099) compensated on a per-case basis.
Dane Street is a national leader in Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) and peer review services, trusted by insurance carriers and organizations across the country for objective, high-quality medical evaluations.
Key Responsibilities
- Thorough review of Medical Records
- Perform in-person evaluations of patients with (specialty) issues
- Respond to clinical queries to support claims management
- Deliver detailed IME reports within an expected turnaround time of 5 days
Benefits
Robust Opportunity for Supplemental Income
Schedule flexibility and predictable work hours-conduct exams and reviews based on your schedule availability
No doctor/patient relationship is established, and no treatment is provided. These are advisory-only opinions.
Enhanced industry expertise, strengthening your medical practice with medical necessity and utilization review/management expertise
- Expanded credentials as an expert in Independent Medical Exams
- Fully prepped cases, streamlined case flow, transcription services at no cost, and a user-friendly work portal
Qualifications
- Board-certification required.
- Previous experience in performing IMEs is preferred.
- Strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities are a plus
If you are a dedicated Cardiology doctor looking for a flexible opportunity to apply your expertise in an IME capacity, we encourage you to apply.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board Certified- Cardiologist at Dane Street a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Cardiology — ranked against 619 active Cardiology listings on WeekdayDoc.
Cardiology — Physician Career Context
In Michigan, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$314k (78 salary observations; 1,291 listings), vs ~$308k nationally (9,737 salary observations; 60,997 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 33 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 67% have no call, 21% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in cardiology | ranked against 619 Cardiology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Michigan vs national | $314k median in Michigan | $308k nationally (+2%)78 state / 9,737 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Michigan | 628 active | 22,585 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 67% no call · 21% no weekends33 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan Physician listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 5% offer loan repayment628 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cardiology hiring demand | #8 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 56 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 224 postings, 134 closed |
| New Cardiology listings | 335 in the last 30 days | 264 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | −2.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top contract/1099 Cardiologist Jobs
16 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
16 jobsAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
15 jobsShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$1 - $1MClinical Cardiologist
$310k-$659kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 619 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Detroit
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $79k
- Typical market rent
- $1,328/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.3
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.