Surgery in Opelika, AL
9 verified surgery doctors in Opelika.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. Harold Foster, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $495.92 (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.
$495.92
Total received
14
Transactions
9
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 39,537 surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 52% received any industry payment (median $305 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 78th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Harold Foster do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Howard Harper, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $114.87 (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.
$114.87
Total received
5
Transactions
5
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 39,537 surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 52% received any industry payment (median $305 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 62th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Howard Harper do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Allen Lazenby, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $4,157 (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.
$4,157
Total received
38
Transactions
15
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 39,537 surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 52% received any industry payment (median $305 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 92% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Allen Lazenby do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. William Adkins, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $612.47 (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.
$612.47
Total received
43
Transactions
9
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 39,537 surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 52% received any industry payment (median $305 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 80th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to William Adkins do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. James Lock, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $1,114 (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.
$1,114
Total received
17
Transactions
12
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 39,537 surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 52% received any industry payment (median $305 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 84th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to James Lock do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. John Thomas, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $194.23 (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.
$194.23
Total received
11
Transactions
9
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 39,537 surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 52% received any industry payment (median $305 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 69th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to John Thomas do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Morgan Hull, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $364.87 (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.
$364.87
Total received
12
Transactions
10
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 39,537 surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 52% received any industry payment (median $305 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 76th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Morgan Hull do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Scott Gilchrist, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.
Dr. Jacqueline Morris, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.