Cardiothoracic Surgery in Philadelphia, PA
16 verified cardiothoracic surgery doctors in Philadelphia.
Cardiothoracic surgeons operate on the heart, lungs, and other organs in the chest.
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Dr. Julia Spears, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $57.07 (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.
$57.07
Total received
2
Transactions
2
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 on the lower end — around the 43th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Julia Spears do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Lawrence Levin, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $16,223 (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.
$16,223
Total received
6
Transactions
3
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 97% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Lawrence Levin do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Ted Eisenberg, DO
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $52.86 (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.
$52.86
Total received
1
Transactions
1
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 on the lower end — around the 42th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Ted Eisenberg do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Harun Zekirovski, DO
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $259.54 (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.
$259.54
Total received
11
Transactions
1
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 63th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Harun Zekirovski do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Chien-Wei Liao, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $16,937 (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.
$16,937
Total received
20
Transactions
2
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 97% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Chien-Wei Liao do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Lin Lin Gao, 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. Pedro Piccinini, 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. Elizabeth Verrico, DO
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $183.79 (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.
$183.79
Total received
3
Transactions
3
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 56th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Elizabeth Verrico do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Jason Wink, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $163.04 (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.
$163.04
Total received
3
Transactions
1
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 54th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Jason Wink do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Cassandra Ligh, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $163.62 (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.
$163.62
Total received
2
Transactions
2
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 55th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Cassandra Ligh do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. David Kim, 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. Philip Lipkin, 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. Heather Peluso, DO
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $565.67 (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.
$565.67
Total received
6
Transactions
2
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 76th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Heather Peluso do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Zachary Lawrence, 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. Sahir Pervaiz, 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. Sarah Barnett, 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.