Surgery in Lake Wales, FL
5 verified surgery doctors in Lake Wales.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. Fred Howard, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $213.52 (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.
$213.52
Total received
6
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 70th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Fred Howard do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Robert Browning, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $858.77 (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.
$858.77
Total received
9
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 82th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Robert Browning do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Buck Scott, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $14,356 (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.
$14,356
Total received
27
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 97% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Buck Scott do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Mazvita Simoyi, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $184.17 (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.
$184.17
Total received
6
Transactions
4
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 68th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Mazvita Simoyi do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Dinesh Arora, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $223.83 (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.
$223.83
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 70th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Dinesh Arora do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.