Surgery in Palmdale, CA
4 verified surgery doctors in Palmdale.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. John Yadegar, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $3,271 (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.
$3,271
Total received
7
Transactions
3
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 91% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to John Yadegar do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Raman Talwar, 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. Emery Chen, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $2,224 (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.
$2,224
Total received
37
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 89th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Emery Chen do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Esther Masilamony, 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.