Medical Oncology in Muscle Shoals, AL
2 verified medical oncology doctors in Muscle Shoals.
Medical oncologists diagnose and treat cancer, coordinating chemotherapy and other systemic cancer therapies.
NPPES tenure ≠ clinical experience. "Years on NPPES" is time since the physician first registered a National Provider Identifier, not time practicing medicine. Verify current license status with the state medical board.
Dr. Karl Hagler, MD
Medical Oncology
CMS Open Payments· $120.52 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$120.52
Total received
6
Transactions
4
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 4,060 medical oncology doctors we've analyzed, about 60% received any industry payment (median $4,500 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 49th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US medical oncology doctors.
Payments to Karl Hagler do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Hemant Patel, MD
Medical Oncology
CMS Open Payments· $18.43 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$18.43
Total received
1
Transactions
1
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 4,060 medical oncology doctors we've analyzed, about 60% received any industry payment (median $4,500 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 41th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US medical oncology doctors.
Payments to Hemant Patel do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.