Doctors in Piedmont, SC
21 physicians listed in the NPPES public registry.
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Dr. Charles Outz, MD
Emergency Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $170.46 (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.
$170.46
Total received
8
Transactions
7
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 95% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US emergency medicine doctors.
Payments to Charles Outz do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Michael Seemuller, MD
Family 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. Horace Walpole, MD
Internal Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $59.97 (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.
$59.97
Total received
1
Transactions
1
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Top paying companies
Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 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 internal medicine doctors.
Payments to Horace Walpole do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. W. Jernigan, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $117.55 (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.
$117.55
Total received
5
Transactions
2
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Top paying companies
Among the 28,855 orthopaedic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 64% received any industry payment (median $545 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 51th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US orthopaedic surgery doctors.
Payments to W. Jernigan do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Dana Wiley, MD
Psychiatry
CMS Open Payments· $148.70 (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.
$148.70
Total received
4
Transactions
1
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Top paying companies
Among the 57,336 psychiatry doctors we've analyzed, about 24% received any industry payment (median $180 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 87th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US psychiatry doctors.
Payments to Dana Wiley do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Arthur Smith, MD
Neurological Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $97.64 (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.
$97.64
Total received
4
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 8,465 neurological surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 62% received any industry payment (median $654 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 49th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.
Payments to Arthur Smith do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Michelle Giroux, MD
Pediatrics
CMS Open Payments· $544.48 (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.
$544.48
Total received
25
Transactions
6
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 84,711 pediatrics doctors we've analyzed, about 29% received any industry payment (median $101 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 pediatrics doctors.
Payments to Michelle Giroux do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Gregory Johnson, MD
Pediatrics
CMS Open Payments· $86.24 (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.
$86.24
Total received
4
Transactions
3
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Top paying companies
Among the 84,711 pediatrics doctors we've analyzed, about 29% received any industry payment (median $101 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 pediatrics doctors.
Payments to Gregory Johnson do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. John Evans, MD
Orthopaedic 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
2
Transactions
2
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 28,855 orthopaedic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 64% received any industry payment (median $545 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 41th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US orthopaedic surgery doctors.
Payments to John Evans do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. John Sloan, MD
Geriatric Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $878.82 (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.
$878.82
Total received
59
Transactions
16
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 1,695 geriatric medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 29% received any industry payment (median $122 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 96% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US geriatric medicine doctors.
Payments to John Sloan do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Jackson Bruce, MD
Family Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $1,359 (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.
$1,359
Total received
80
Transactions
15
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Top paying companies
Among the 136,402 family medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 35% received any industry payment (median $151 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 96% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US family medicine doctors.
Payments to Jackson Bruce do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Joseph Garand, MD
Family Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $1,251 (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.
$1,251
Total received
71
Transactions
15
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Top paying companies
Among the 136,402 family medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 35% received any industry payment (median $151 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 96% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US family medicine doctors.
Payments to Joseph Garand do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Anne-Claire Edwards, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $69.11 (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.
$69.11
Total received
3
Transactions
1
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Top paying companies
Among the 28,855 orthopaedic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 64% received any industry payment (median $545 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 46th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US orthopaedic surgery doctors.
Payments to Anne-Claire Edwards do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. John Goldsmith, MD
Pediatrics
CMS Open Payments· $117.28 (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.
$117.28
Total received
6
Transactions
4
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 84,711 pediatrics doctors we've analyzed, about 29% received any industry payment (median $101 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 87th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US pediatrics doctors.
Payments to John Goldsmith do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Robert Briggs, MD
Pediatrics
CMS Open Payments· $59.08 (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.
$59.08
Total received
3
Transactions
2
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Top paying companies
Among the 84,711 pediatrics doctors we've analyzed, about 29% received any industry payment (median $101 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 82th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US pediatrics doctors.
Payments to Robert Briggs do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Robert Bryant, MD
Family 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. Clay Crosby, MD
Internal Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $99.70 (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.
$99.70
Total received
5
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 76th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.
Payments to Clay Crosby do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Quinn Hunt, MD
Pediatrics
CMS Open Payments· $99.70 (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.
$99.70
Total received
5
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 84,711 pediatrics doctors we've analyzed, about 29% received any industry payment (median $101 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 pediatrics doctors.
Payments to Quinn Hunt do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Meridith Odom, MD
Family 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. Abigail Stoker, MD
Pediatrics
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. Christopher Friendly, MD
Family 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.