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Cardiothoracic Surgery in Ocean Springs, MS

1 verified cardiothoracic surgery doctor in Ocean Springs.

Cardiothoracic surgeons operate on the heart, lungs, and other organs in the chest.

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Dr. Forrest Wells, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1477568749
4509 GIBSON RD, Ocean Springs, MS 39564(228) 872-3993
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $126.58 (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.

$126.58

Total received

6

Transactions

3

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AbbVie Inc.$54.29
LEO Pharma Inc.$53.79
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$18.50

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 50th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Forrest Wells do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

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