Surgery in Athens, TN
5 verified surgery doctors in Athens.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. Charles Cox, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $73.84 (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.
$73.84
Total received
4
Transactions
4
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 59th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Charles Cox do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Michael Sumida, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $31.77 (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.
$31.77
Total received
2
Transactions
2
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 53th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Michael Sumida do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Thomas Layman, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $18.18 (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.
$18.18
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 50th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Thomas Layman do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Preston Brown, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $97.17 (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.
$97.17
Total received
4
Transactions
3
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 61th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Preston Brown do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Nicholas Ballay, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $11,146 (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.
$11,146
Total received
16
Transactions
4
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 is higher than 96% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Nicholas Ballay do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.