There was an OB-GYN who recently passed away on the Island of Maui. He was eighty years old and had practiced on the Islands for well over 50 years.
He often accepted a lettuce or sack of onions or other produce in return for services. Don't ever remember hearing of any trouble with the IRS but he did have trouble with his wife. He would often make house calls while she would wait for him to return to the office. But he would take sometimes hours for a one-hour call and return with a pineapple instead of a check or cash.
He used to spend countless hours talking and catching up on the latest gossip and local politics with his patients while getting a lettuce in return. Drove his wife nuts.
Needless to say he was a favorite doc in Maui. And he did have a grand lifestyle there regardless of how people compensated him.
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Sounds like he loved what he did. Which is really the true definition of success.
Sounds like he had a glorious time and helped many people along the way. He loved his work and liked to have the kind of relationship with his patients that creates a very rewarding experience all the way around! His poor wife though....I bet some of his house calls lasted 3 hours! LOL!
There was, up until a few years ago, a pediatrician, north of Atlanta, who practiced well into her 90's.
She saw patients on a first come, first served basis, and charged around $10 per visit...and she spent as much time as she needed with the patient (sometimes 45 minutes.) She didn't have to maintain an office, but practiced out of an outbuilding on her own property. She didn't use staff, so she really had no overhead.
I had many friends that used her as a doctor for their kids for years and years, and she was always "right on" in her diagnosis'. We saw her once when we were visiting our friends and my son became ill. She was (and if I'm not mistaken she's still living and well past her 100th birthday) a breath of fresh air!