Infectious Disease in Lubbock, TX
7 verified infectious disease doctors in Lubbock.
Infectious disease physicians diagnose and manage complex infections, including those that are chronic, resistant, or hard to identify.
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Dr. Juan Kurdi, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $43,275 (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.
$43,275
Total received
58
Transactions
15
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 94% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Juan Kurdi do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Nestor Mercado, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $288.98 (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.
$288.98
Total received
6
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 35th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Nestor Mercado do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Jason Bradley, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $1,646 (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.
$1,646
Total received
95
Transactions
13
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 65th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Jason Bradley do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Ramakrishnan Ranganath, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $376.03 (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.
$376.03
Total received
23
Transactions
7
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 38th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Ramakrishnan Ranganath do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Bryan Waits, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $352.86 (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.
$352.86
Total received
19
Transactions
8
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 37th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Bryan Waits do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Shane Metzler, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $2,512 (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.
$2,512
Total received
41
Transactions
16
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 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 infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Shane Metzler do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. John Naeim Nakhla Abdelmalek, MD
Infectious Disease
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.