Surgery in Smyrna, TN
6 verified surgery doctors in Smyrna.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. Todd Wilkens, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $570.10 (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.
$570.10
Total received
20
Transactions
10
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 80th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Todd Wilkens do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Willie Melvin, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $22,081 (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.
$22,081
Total received
31
Transactions
7
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 98% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Willie Melvin do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Jeffrey Larsen, MD
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. Joshua Taylor, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $14,428 (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.
$14,428
Total received
24
Transactions
7
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 97% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Joshua Taylor do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Alisha Jefferson, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $52.04 (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.
$52.04
Total received
2
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 56th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Alisha Jefferson do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Stephen Owen, MD
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.