How many doctors in Independence receive payments from drug companies?

34 clinicians in Independence, Kansas have at least one Open Payments, Medicare Part B or Part D record on file, and $18,094 in general payments has been reported to them in total. Most individual payments nationally are meals worth under $20.

How do I check my own doctor in Independence?

Search their name in the box at the top of any page. Each profile shows what drug and device makers reported paying them, what they billed Medicare, what they prescribed, and how that compares with others in the same specialty and state.

Doctors in Independence, KS

34 clinicians with a payment, billing or prescribing record on file, and $18,094 in reported general payments across Open Payments program years 2019–2025.

Clinicians: 34
Total reported: $18K
Average per clinician: $532
Specialties listed: 12

Drug and device companies bought food or drink for clinicians in Independence 644 times, worth $13,229 — an average of $21 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 Independence

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.

1Gary BeaverOptometrist$2,991
2Devishkumar PatelGeneral Practice$2,793
3Mary HeckmanDentist$2,481
4Skylar StacyFamily Medicine$1,792
5Dawn McCafferyFamily$1,556
6Lori IsleFamily$1,380
7Melissa McIntoshInternal Medicine$1,124
8Amanda DentonPsychiatric/Mental Health$1,044
9Sarah KelleyOptometrist$519
10Leslie HansenAnesthesiology$508
11Angela HammackLicensed Practical Nurse$332
12Mardie LongFamily$296
13Kathryn CornellFamily$291
14Johnathan RodriquezAdult Health$254
15Barry WesselowskiPodiatrist$154
16Meegan DodsonPsychiatric/Mental Health$152
17Chelsea VargasNurse Practitioner$147
18Jill LeighterOptometrist$111
19Jeffrey HoggePodiatrist$61
20Charles GossmanFamily$23
21Jennifer BeurskensGeneral Practice$20
22Deepa PerumalFamily Medicine$19
23Erica WhitsonFamily$18
24Derek WilsonMedical$14
25Morgan BaxterFamily$14
26Sarah WoelkPhysical Therapist in Private Practice$0
27Terry GoodspeedLicensed Clinical Social Worker$0
28Steven ChapmanChiropractic$0
29Scott NullChiropractic$0
30Kimberly PinkertonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)$0
31Cole PasternakChiropractic$0
32Cori HallPhysical Therapist in Private Practice$0
33Logan NullChiropractic$0
34Kathryn NewmanLicensed Clinical Social Worker$0

Specialties in Independence

FamilyChiropracticOptometrist General Practice Family Medicine Psychiatric/Mental Health Podiatrist Physical Therapist in Private PracticeLicensed Clinical Social WorkerDentist Internal Medicine Anesthesiology

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