Infectious Disease in Galveston, TX
4 verified infectious disease doctors in Galveston.
Infectious disease physicians diagnose and manage complex infections, including those that are chronic, resistant, or hard to identify.
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Dr. Paul Kumfa, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $713.69 (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.
$713.69
Total received
30
Transactions
5
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 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 infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Paul Kumfa do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Chung Khoo, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $155.08 (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.
$155.08
Total received
1
Transactions
1
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 28th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Chung Khoo do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Haider Alwash, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $478.25 (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.
$478.25
Total received
8
Transactions
6
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 42th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Haider Alwash do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Abigail Baltazar, MD
Infectious Disease
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.