Infectious Disease in Appleton, WI
4 verified infectious disease doctors in Appleton.
Infectious disease physicians diagnose and manage complex infections, including those that are chronic, resistant, or hard to identify.
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Dr. Richard Santa Cruz, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $1,102 (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.
$1,102
Total received
38
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 57th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Richard Santa Cruz do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Cherian Varghese, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $2,819 (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.
$2,819
Total received
35
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 75th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Cherian Varghese do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Obrad Kokanovic, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $286.12 (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.
$286.12
Total received
10
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 34th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Obrad Kokanovic do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Abdallah Malkawi, 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.