Surgery in Waycross, GA
3 verified surgery doctors in Waycross.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. David Wykstra, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $37.76 (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.
$37.76
Total received
2
Transactions
2
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 54th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to David Wykstra do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Ruchir Puri, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $211.29 (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.
$211.29
Total received
3
Transactions
3
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 70th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Ruchir Puri do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Sigismund Lee, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $10,271 (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.
$10,271
Total received
12
Transactions
2
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 96% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Sigismund Lee do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.