Doctors in Columbus, GA
1,444 clinicians with a payment, billing or prescribing record on file, and $11,303,483 in reported general payments across Open Payments program years 2019–2025.
- Clinicians
- 1,444
- Total reported
- $11.3M
- Average per clinician
- $7,828
- Specialties listed
- 12
Drug and device companies bought food or drink for clinicians in Columbus 99,378 times, worth $2,346,807 — an average of $24 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 Columbus
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.
- 1John DorchakOrthopaedic Surgery$3,833,927
- 2Hunter ChampionCardiovascular Disease$1,451,144
- 3John BurkusOrthopaedic Surgery$599,410
- 4Jeffrey KingsleyFamily Medicine$403,899
- 5Jonathan LissNeurology$318,671
- 6L Erik WesterlundOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine$201,605
- 7Robert CartwrightAllergy & Immunology$169,019
- 8Hiren ShahCardiovascular Disease$166,494
- 9Tamara HuffOrthopaedic Surgery$158,160
- 10Juan AyerdiVascular Surgery$130,359
- 11Bantwal BaligaFamily Medicine$115,370
- 12Robert ChrzanowskiAllergy & Immunology$115,117
- 13Cameron KerseyDiagnostic Radiology$111,028
- 14Reinaldo VersonNeurology$97,520
- 15Julie WardAdvanced Practice Midwife$94,521
- 16Rajendran AlappanNephrology$87,056
- 17Rutvij ShahPain Medicine$86,404
- 18Peter JiangHematology & Oncology$57,405
- 19David GloysteinOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine$51,077
- 20Steven LeichterEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism$43,314
- 21Jacob DunnSports Medicine$41,573
- 22Melissa LevackThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)$41,533
- 23Akram IbrahimCardiovascular Disease$36,852
- 24Robert EdwardsSurgery$34,219
- 25James DorchakObstetrics & Gynecology$32,793
- 26Rajeev ChauhanNephrology$32,407
- 27Louis Verreault-JulienCardiovascular Disease$31,342
- 28Gilberto GomezOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine$29,729
- 29Todd BonvalletOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine$26,992
- 30Dipal Chatterjee-BerfroidSports Medicine$26,670
- 31William LeatherwoodOrthopaedic Surgery$24,970
- 32Benjamin RoyPsychiatry$23,836
- 33Bradley YoungSports Medicine$23,497
- 34Malcolm GoodchildTrauma Surgery$22,625
- 35Elizabeth WendelUrology$21,677
- 36Jai SuranaPulmonary Disease$20,082
- 37Robert SimpsonOrthopaedic Trauma$19,142
- 38Douglas PahlOrthopaedic Surgery$18,885
- 39Rebecca ReamyPediatric Emergency Medicine$18,466
- 40Joseph LewisFamily Medicine$18,177
- 41Shane DarrahInterventional Cardiology$17,982
- 42Vikramjit ChhokarCardiovascular Disease$17,891
- 43Mark SextonFamily Medicine$17,767
- 44Benjamin WatsonFoot and Ankle Surgery$17,510
- 45Rajinder ChhokarCardiology$17,139
- 46Patrick FernicolaOrthopaedic Surgery$16,509
- 47Mohammed PathanNeurology$16,016
- 48Zulfiquar BhattiCardiology$16,014
- 49Jason BermanFamily Medicine$15,977
- 50Serena TidwellObstetrics & Gynecology$15,582
- 51John FloydOrthopaedic Trauma$15,558
- 52Aiwane IboayaPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation$15,521
- 53Jeffery JohnsonThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)$15,316
- 54Cameron SlaneOrthopaedic Trauma$14,838
- 55Vaibhav PatelCardiology$14,821
- 56Samir MewarCardiology$14,817
- 57Ricardo AlvarezInternal Medicine$14,650
- 58Hares AkbaryPain Medicine$14,306
- 59Mukesh KumarHematology & Oncology$14,014
- 60Bret CrumptonOphthalmology$13,787