Doctors in Opelika, AL
363 clinicians with a payment, billing or prescribing record on file, and $2,050,477 in reported general payments across Open Payments program years 2019–2025.
- Clinicians
- 363
- Total reported
- $2.1M
- Average per clinician
- $5,649
- Specialties listed
- 12
Drug and device companies bought food or drink for clinicians in Opelika 27,814 times, worth $617,470 — an average of $22 each. Nationally, food and beverage is nine in ten reported payments and under a tenth of the money; this is what that looks like in one town.
Highest reported payments in Opelika
A high position here usually reflects a consulting, speaking or royalty arrangement rather than anything untoward — see how to read these figures before drawing conclusions.
- 1Neil SchaffnerEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism$641,804
- 2Bantwal BaligaEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism$482,685
- 3Nojan ValadiNeurology$219,201
- 4Christopher HopeSleep Medicine$31,507
- 5Chelsea ZimmermanPediatric Endocrinology$28,901
- 6Meshia WallacePulmonary Disease$21,547
- 7Thao Nguyen TranRheumatology$20,056
- 8Nathanael SbravatiOrthopaedic Surgery$19,729
- 9Keith MatthewsPrimary Care$19,719
- 10William BlytheOtolaryngology$18,901
- 11Sunil SharmaFamily Medicine$17,339
- 12Allen LazenbySurgery$16,767
- 13Donald UptonNurse Practitioner$13,522
- 14Laura HughesRheumatology$12,658
- 15David HolmesCardiovascular Disease$12,447
- 16Keith FullerFamily Medicine$12,421
- 17Elizabeth KelleyFamily$11,698
- 18Harold FosterSurgery$11,404
- 19Njideka ObiekweObstetrics & Gynecology$11,385
- 20Amy SchwadronFamily$11,211
- 21Allan SchwadronCardiovascular Disease$10,893
- 22William WardAdult Health$9,654
- 23David FarrAcute Care$9,561
- 24Gaeton LorinoPulmonary Disease$9,122
- 25Jeremy LedfordAdult Medicine$8,877
- 26Stephanie SimmonsDentist$8,828
- 27Justin CampbellInternal Medicine$8,707
- 28Carla HudsonNurse Practitioner$8,543
- 29Sara NorrisFamily Medicine$8,178
- 30James RoyalInternal Medicine$8,169
- 31Eric HembergFamily Medicine$8,000
- 32Brooke CauslandNurse Practitioner$7,839
- 33Frances StuckwischNurse Practitioner$7,224
- 34Brian RogersFamily Medicine$6,811
- 35James LennonHematology & Oncology$6,805
- 36Rishi RajanUrology$6,337
- 37Patricia BeamAcute Care$5,864
- 38Nathan StantonMedical$5,633
- 39Donald RhodesInterventional Cardiology$5,579
- 40Meredith BlytheFamily$5,377
- 41John CooperFamily Medicine$5,312
- 42James LockSurgery$5,262
- 43Robert PattonInternal Medicine$4,992
- 44Gilad ShapiraGastroenterology$4,881
- 45Michael GunterInternal Medicine$4,843
- 46Michael HamerNeurology$4,735
- 47Kevin RyanCardiovascular Disease$4,287
- 48Christy BallardFamily$4,219
- 49Hiren PatelFamily Medicine$4,212
- 50John StewartDermatology$4,110
- 51Katherine GamperFamily$3,876
- 52Nicholas TulshiFamily$3,733
- 53Shashi SharmaPulmonary Disease$3,652
- 54Nathan MendozaUrology$3,591
- 55John CabelkaRadiation Oncology$3,538
- 56Harold BlackmonFamily$3,511
- 57Wesley WhatleyOtolaryngology$3,505
- 58William McGeheeGastroenterology$3,451
- 59Lisa SmithFamily$3,379
- 60Merri EarlFamily$3,175