Surgery in Merriam, KS
2 verified surgery doctors in Merriam.
General surgeons perform operations across the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, and soft tissue.
NPPES tenure ≠ clinical experience. "Years on NPPES" is time since the physician first registered a National Provider Identifier, not time practicing medicine. Verify current license status with the state medical board.
Dr. Kimberly Ponnuru, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $4,675 (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.
$4,675
Total received
21
Transactions
10
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 93% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Kimberly Ponnuru do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Elizabeth Bennett, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $197.22 (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.
$197.22
Total received
6
Transactions
5
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 69th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Elizabeth Bennett do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.