Surgery in Sandusky, OH
4 verified surgery doctors in Sandusky.
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. Fredric Itzkowitz, DO
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $394.88 (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.
$394.88
Total received
12
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 ranks around the 77th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Fredric Itzkowitz do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Albert Vargas, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $266.77 (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.
$266.77
Total received
10
Transactions
7
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 72th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Albert Vargas do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Paul Laffay, DO
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $289.53 (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.
$289.53
Total received
9
Transactions
8
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 73th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Paul Laffay do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Venkat Yalamanchili, MD
Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $1,354 (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.
$1,354
Total received
8
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 86th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US surgery doctors.
Payments to Venkat Yalamanchili do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.