Doctors in Independence, OH
248 clinicians with a payment, billing or prescribing record on file, and $17,781,469 in reported general payments across Open Payments program years 2019–2025.
- Clinicians
- 248
- Total reported
- $17.8M
- Average per clinician
- $71,699
- Specialties listed
- 12
Drug and device companies bought food or drink for clinicians in Independence 6,658 times, worth $208,342 — an average of $31 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.
- 1Brad PichaOrthopaedic Surgery$12,315,809
- 2Mark StillmanNeurology$4,569,320
- 3Shura HegdePsychiatry$234,779
- 4John VargoGastroenterology$204,735
- 5Brian LawOrthopaedic Surgery$66,442
- 6Nicole BajicOphthalmology$51,505
- 7Matthew GoldschmidtPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery$47,008
- 8Michael MorganPeriodontics$38,036
- 9Shalini SoodGlaucoma Specialist$30,188
- 10Erin HigginsObstetrics & Gynecology$19,814
- 11Bruce RogenInternal Medicine$11,475
- 12Neil SteinbergPsychiatry$10,851
- 13Michael OrosAddiction Psychiatry$10,828
- 14Ali MallatSurgery$9,836
- 15Meyyappan SomasundaramInternal Medicine$8,215
- 16Jaclyn TomsicOral & Maxillofacial Surgery$7,884
- 17Jack RutkowskiInternal Medicine$7,848
- 18Michael CanalesPodiatrist$7,118
- 19Christina PrattFoot & Ankle Surgery$7,053
- 20Thomas BilskiGeneral Practice$6,291
- 21Robert RutkowskiInternal Medicine$6,144
- 22Matthew LemkePeriodontics$6,116
- 23Mary SivikDermatology$5,999
- 24Laura EisemanAdult Health$4,363
- 25George FriedhoffSports Medicine$3,778
- 26Farhaad RiyazDermatology$3,238
- 27Jeffrey GenosOptometrist$3,226
- 28Valerie ColdrenFamily$3,108
- 29Connie SutterDermatology$2,862
- 30Daniel UzlOptometrist$2,691
- 31Rachel LudwigFamily$2,656
- 32Chelsea McLelandFamily$2,570
- 33Ashoo KhanujaOral and Maxillofacial Surgery$2,434
- 34Jenera ScottPhysician Assistant$2,306
- 35Stephanie WallaceFamily$2,118
- 36Francis PapayPlastic Surgery$2,012
- 37Carol BurgDermatology$1,882
- 38Erica HennigsPhysician Assistant$1,766
- 39Jacquelyn KutaOptometrist$1,711
- 40Ryan ZimmermanOptometrist$1,696
- 41Dean CarmichaelGeneral Practice$1,683
- 42Jamie MillerAdult Health$1,677
- 43Charity KankamNephrology$1,532
- 44Mary Montemayor RiveraFamily Medicine$1,504
- 45Layelle Abi-RachedOptometrist$1,460
- 46Curtis BirchallEmergency Medicine$1,457
- 47Mary ToalPhysician Assistant$1,434
- 48Destinee ReevesFamily$1,403
- 49Kelliann Notaro-SalernoPhysician Assistant$1,399
- 50Holly ChwastowskiPrimary Care$1,306
- 51Ogechi MuohInternal Medicine$1,276
- 52Bonnie LongneckerFamily$1,268
- 53Stephanie CloughPulmonary Disease$1,244
- 54Roman HanyczPhysician Assistant$1,202
- 55Marlene WillenDermatology$1,143
- 56Anil PaiInternal Medicine$1,080
- 57Jeffrey SchultzOptometrist$1,012
- 58Alfonso RiveraNeuroradiology$917
- 59Steven SchwartzFamily Medicine$857
- 60Kristy LeiningerAdult Health$848