Surgery in Marion, NC
4 verified surgery doctors in Marion.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. Joseph Chung, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $23.33 (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.
$23.33
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 52th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Joseph Chung do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Peter Bechtel, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $515.80 (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.
$515.80
Total received
9
Transactions
8
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 79th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Peter Bechtel do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Ashley Badger, 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. Eleanor Ricketts, 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.