Surgery in Hudson, NY
6 verified surgery doctors in Hudson.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. Brigitte Kaufman, 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. Wayne Maben, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $17,033 (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.
$17,033
Total received
6
Transactions
6
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 Wayne Maben do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Gary Pearlstein, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $1,176 (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.
$1,176
Total received
6
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 85th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Gary Pearlstein do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Vincent Back, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $31.56 (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.
$31.56
Total received
1
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 53th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Vincent Back do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Rakel Astorga, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $82.78 (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.
$82.78
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 59th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Rakel Astorga do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Matthew Fitzgerald, DO
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $126.70 (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.
$126.70
Total received
4
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 64th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Matthew Fitzgerald do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.