Surgery in Bessemer, AL
4 verified surgery doctors in Bessemer.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
NPPES tenure ≠ clinical experience. "Years on NPPES" is time since the physician first registered a National Provider Identifier, not time practicing medicine. Verify current license status with the state medical board.
Dr. John Porterfield, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $172,604 (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.
$172,604
Total received
207
Transactions
5
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 100% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to John Porterfield do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. John Issis, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $2,145 (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.
$2,145
Total received
42
Transactions
11
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 89th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to John Issis do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Justin Moellinger, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $1,376 (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.
$1,376
Total received
35
Transactions
11
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 86th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Justin Moellinger do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Matthew Reed, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $1,927 (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.
$1,927
Total received
43
Transactions
11
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 88th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Matthew Reed do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.