Cardiothoracic Surgery in Kansas City, KS
4 verified cardiothoracic surgery doctors in Kansas City.
Cardiothoracic surgeons operate on the heart, lungs, and other organs in the chest.
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Dr. Charles Hendrix, MD
Cardiothoracic 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. Rebecca Farmer, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $732.02 (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.
$732.02
Total received
11
Transactions
5
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 80th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Rebecca Farmer do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Charles Jehle, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $2,370 (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.
$2,370
Total received
26
Transactions
10
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 91% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Charles Jehle do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Sterling Braun, MD
Cardiothoracic 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.