Surgery in Ames, IA
6 verified surgery doctors in Ames.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
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Dr. Mark Taylor, MD
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. Mark Vandenberg, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $29.55 (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.
$29.55
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 53th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Mark Vandenberg do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Gregory Sachs, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $41.17 (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.
$41.17
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 55th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Gregory Sachs do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Benjamin Schlicher, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $33.87 (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.
$33.87
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 Benjamin Schlicher do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Alexander Wickenkamp, MD
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. Justin Davis, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $95.66 (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.
$95.66
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 61th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Justin Davis do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.