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Neurological Surgery in Ft Lauderdale, FL

4 verified neurological surgery doctors in Ft Lauderdale.

Neurosurgeons perform surgery on the brain, spine, and nervous system.

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Dr. Melvin Whitfield, MD

Neurological Surgery

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1255395414
4725 N FEDERAL HWY, SUITE 504, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308(954) 414-9750
NPPES public registry
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. John Cain, MD

Neurological Surgery

16 yrs NPPES
NPI 1427375864
1601 S ANDREWS AVE FL 3, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316(954) 763-6655
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $710.88 (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.

$710.88

Total received

12

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Stryker Corporation$710.88

Among the 8,465 neurological surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 62% received any industry payment (median $654 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 neurological surgery doctors.

Payments to John Cain do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Jessica Okun, DO

Neurological Surgery

16 yrs NPPES
NPI 1790098788
1625 SE 3RD AVE # 415C, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316(954) 653-3722
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $1,678 (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.

$1,678

Total received

41

Transactions

18

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Stryker Corporation$422.71
Cerapedics Inc.$203.72
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$170.00
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$149.11
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated$137.99
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$124.70

Among the 8,465 neurological surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 62% received any industry payment (median $654 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 77th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.

Payments to Jessica Okun do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Aaron Brooking, DO

Neurological Surgery

12 yrs NPPES
NPI 1528484276
1601 S ANDREWS AVE FL 3, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316(954) 763-6655
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $4,438 (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.

$4,438

Total received

119

Transactions

4

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Stryker Corporation$4,215
Nevro Corp.$105.16
Medtronic, Inc.$94.51
Life Molecular Imaging Ltd$22.70

Among the 8,465 neurological surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 62% received any industry payment (median $654 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 85th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.

Payments to Aaron Brooking do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

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