Emergency Medicine in Lehighton, PA
5 verified emergency medicine doctors in Lehighton.
Emergency physicians provide immediate care for acute illness and injury in the emergency department.
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Dr. Frank Penater, MD
Emergency 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. Francis Braconaro, MD
Emergency Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $679.32 (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.
$679.32
Total received
35
Transactions
14
Paying companies
Top paying companies
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 98% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US emergency medicine doctors.
Payments to Francis Braconaro do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Michael Grimaldi, MD
Emergency Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $1,097 (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.
$1,097
Total received
30
Transactions
12
Paying companies
Top paying companies
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 Michael Grimaldi do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Jared Paster, DO
Emergency Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $15.80 (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.
$15.80
Total received
1
Transactions
1
Paying companies
Top paying companies
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 ranks around the 84th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US emergency medicine doctors.
Payments to Jared Paster do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.