Neurological Surgery in Kingsport, TN
4 verified neurological surgery doctors in Kingsport.
Neurosurgeons perform surgery on the brain, spine, and nervous system.
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Dr. Kenneth Smith, MD
Neurological Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $88.70 (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.
$88.70
Total received
4
Transactions
4
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 48th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.
Payments to Kenneth Smith do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Lawrence Hartman, MD
Neurological 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. David Pryputniewicz, MD
Neurological Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $162.03 (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.
$162.03
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 ranks around the 54th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.
Payments to David Pryputniewicz do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Jon Taveau, MD
Neurological Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $652.63 (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.
$652.63
Total received
27
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 ranks around the 69th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.
Payments to Jon Taveau do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.