Plastic Surgery in Santa Barbara, CA
8 verified plastic surgery doctors in Santa Barbara.
Plastic surgeons perform reconstructive and cosmetic procedures on the face and body.
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Dr. Howard Gross, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $209.03 (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.
$209.03
Total received
5
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 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 plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Howard Gross do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Wesley Schooler, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $339.10 (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.
$339.10
Total received
10
Transactions
2
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 70th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Wesley Schooler do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Alain Polynice, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $1,832 (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.
$1,832
Total received
14
Transactions
2
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 90% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Alain Polynice do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. John Chapple, MD
Plastic 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. Julio Soares, MD
Plastic 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. David Buchanan, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $16.91 (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.
$16.91
Total received
1
Transactions
1
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 38th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to David Buchanan do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Michael Dennis, MD
Plastic 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. Gina Farias-Eisner, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $219.69 (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.
$219.69
Total received
5
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 63th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Gina Farias-Eisner do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.