General Practice in El Centro, CA
2 verified general practice doctors in El Centro.
General practice physicians provide broad, first-contact medical care for common conditions across all age groups.
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Dr. Frederick Arbenz, MD
General Practice
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. Owais Ahmad, MD
General Practice
CMS Open Payments· $543.02 (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.
$543.02
Total received
14
Transactions
4
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 13,209 general practice doctors we've analyzed, about 25% received any industry payment (median $145 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 94% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US general practice doctors.
Payments to Owais Ahmad do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.