Pain Medicine in Columbus, OH
5 verified pain medicine doctors in Columbus.
Pain medicine physicians diagnose and treat acute and chronic pain using medication, procedures, and therapy.
NPPES tenure ≠ clinical experience. "Years on NPPES" is time since the physician first registered a National Provider Identifier, not time practicing medicine. Verify current license status with the state medical board.
Dr. Gladstone Mcdowell, MD
Pain Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $36,023 (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.
$36,023
Total received
95
Transactions
12
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,326 pain medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 72% received any industry payment (median $621 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 pain medicine doctors.
Payments to Gladstone Mcdowell do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. David Walega, MD
Pain Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $3,632 (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.
$3,632
Total received
54
Transactions
8
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,326 pain medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 72% received any industry payment (median $621 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 90% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US pain medicine doctors.
Payments to David Walega do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Bruce Massau, DO
Pain Medicine
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. Steven Bhutra, MD
Pain Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $1,673 (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.
$1,673
Total received
42
Transactions
12
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,326 pain medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 72% received any industry payment (median $621 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 80th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US pain medicine doctors.
Payments to Steven Bhutra do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Robert Stocum, DO
Pain Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $1,262 (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.
$1,262
Total received
17
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,326 pain medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 72% received any industry payment (median $621 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 77th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US pain medicine doctors.
Payments to Robert Stocum do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.