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Emergency Medicine in Ruston, LA

3 verified emergency medicine doctors in Ruston.

Emergency physicians provide immediate care for acute illness and injury in the emergency department.

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Dr. James Taylor, MD

Emergency Medicine

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1497742506
1702 ESPLANADE AVE, Ruston, LA 71270(318) 613-4119
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $99.25 (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.

$99.25

Total received

4

Transactions

3

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$61.70
Chiesi USA, Inc.$20.54
Pfizer Inc.$17.01

Among the 70,367 emergency medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 18% received any industry payment (median $60 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 93% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US emergency medicine doctors.

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

Dr. Derek Liston, MD

Emergency Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1083683957
401 EAST VAUGHN AVE, NORTH LOUISIANA MEDICAL CENTER, Ruston, LA 71270(318) 245-2456
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. Benson Grigsby, MD

Emergency Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1487687513
2916 N TRENTON ST, Ruston, LA 71270(318) 254-2892
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $1,272 (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.

$1,272

Total received

84

Transactions

18

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AbbVie Inc.$280.78
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.$178.88
Pfizer Inc.$144.28
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$132.34
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$129.95
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC$56.77

Among the 70,367 emergency medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 18% received any industry payment (median $60 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 99% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US emergency medicine doctors.

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

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