Cardiothoracic Surgery in Durham, NC
6 verified cardiothoracic surgery doctors in Durham.
Cardiothoracic surgeons operate on the heart, lungs, and other organs in the chest.
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Dr. Howard Levinson, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $3,147 (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.
$3,147
Total received
47
Transactions
15
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 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 cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Howard Levinson do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Jeffrey Marcus, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $496,917 (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.
$496,917
Total received
20
Transactions
7
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 100% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Jeffrey Marcus do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Gregory Georgiade, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $462.38 (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.
$462.38
Total received
5
Transactions
4
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 73th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Gregory Georgiade do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Whitney Lane, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $370.30 (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.
$370.30
Total received
7
Transactions
1
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 69th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Whitney Lane do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. David Nichols, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $307.14 (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.
$307.14
Total received
3
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 66th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to David Nichols do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Victoria Yi, MD
Cardiothoracic 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.