Neurological Surgery in Akron, OH
5 verified neurological surgery doctors in Akron.
Neurosurgeons perform surgery on the brain, spine, and nervous system.
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Dr. Paul Hartzfeld, MD
Neurological Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $416.64 (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.
$416.64
Total received
7
Transactions
6
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 8,465 neurological surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 62% received any industry payment (median $654 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 64th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.
Payments to Paul Hartzfeld do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Gwyneth Hughes, MD
Neurological Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $1,055 (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.
$1,055
Total received
12
Transactions
2
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 8,465 neurological surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 62% received any industry payment (median $654 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 73th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.
Payments to Gwyneth Hughes do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Tsulee Chen, MD
Neurological Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $58.60 (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.
$58.60
Total received
2
Transactions
2
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 8,465 neurological surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 62% received any industry payment (median $654 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 45th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.
Payments to Tsulee Chen do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Joel Katz, DO
Neurological 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. Scott Brigeman, MD
Neurological Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $204.96 (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.
$204.96
Total received
4
Transactions
4
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 8,465 neurological surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 62% received any industry payment (median $654 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 57th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US neurological surgery doctors.
Payments to Scott Brigeman do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.