Plastic Surgery in Bakersfield, CA
8 verified plastic surgery doctors in Bakersfield.
Plastic surgeons perform reconstructive and cosmetic procedures on the face and body.
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Dr. Vipul Dev, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $191,732 (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.
$191,732
Total received
75
Transactions
4
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 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 plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Vipul Dev do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, MD
Plastic 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. Gordon Mitts, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $25.13 (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.
$25.13
Total received
1
Transactions
1
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 41th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Gordon Mitts do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Darshan Shah, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $211.25 (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.
$211.25
Total received
16
Transactions
2
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 62th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Darshan Shah do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Kenneth Bailey, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $328.97 (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.
$328.97
Total received
20
Transactions
6
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 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 plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Kenneth Bailey do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Michael Freeman, MD
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $10,745 (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.
$10,745
Total received
45
Transactions
11
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 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 plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Michael Freeman do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Heather Vande Ven, DO
Plastic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $17.87 (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.
$17.87
Total received
1
Transactions
1
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 5,676 plastic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 63% received any industry payment (median $311 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 39th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US plastic surgery doctors.
Payments to Heather Vande Ven do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Abdul-Wahab Shararah, MD
Plastic 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.