Surgery in Highlands Ranch, CO
6 verified surgery doctors in Highlands Ranch.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. James Downey, 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. Jodi Widner, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $266.01 (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.
$266.01
Total received
3
Transactions
2
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 72th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Jodi Widner do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Samuel Phinney, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $8,182 (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.
$8,182
Total received
18
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 is higher than 95% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Samuel Phinney do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. John Smiley, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $36.35 (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.
$36.35
Total received
2
Transactions
1
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 54th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to John Smiley do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Caitlyn Lesh, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $7,501 (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.
$7,501
Total received
14
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 is higher than 95% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Caitlyn Lesh do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Cash Sterling, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $258.36 (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.
$258.36
Total received
3
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 ranks around the 72th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Cash Sterling do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.