Doctors in Independence, OH
248 clinicians with a payment, billing or prescribing record on file, and $721,141 in reported general payments across Open Payments program years 2019–2025.
- Clinicians
- 248
- Total reported
- $721K
- Average per clinician
- $2,908
- 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.
- 1Shura HegdePsychiatry$234,779
- 2Brian LawOrthopaedic Surgery$64,314
- 3Nicole BajicOphthalmology$51,505
- 4Matthew GoldschmidtPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery$47,008
- 5Michael MorganPeriodontics$38,036
- 6John VargoGastroenterology$34,360
- 7Shalini SoodGlaucoma Specialist$30,188
- 8Bruce RogenInternal Medicine$11,475
- 9Neil SteinbergPsychiatry$10,851
- 10Michael OrosAddiction Psychiatry$10,828
- 11Erin HigginsObstetrics & Gynecology$10,664
- 12Ali MallatSurgery$9,836
- 13Meyyappan SomasundaramInternal Medicine$8,215
- 14Jaclyn TomsicOral & Maxillofacial Surgery$7,884
- 15Jack RutkowskiInternal Medicine$7,848
- 16Michael CanalesPodiatrist$7,118
- 17Christina PrattFoot & Ankle Surgery$7,053
- 18Brad PichaOrthopaedic Surgery$6,432
- 19Thomas BilskiGeneral Practice$6,291
- 20Robert RutkowskiInternal Medicine$6,144
- 21Matthew LemkePeriodontics$6,116
- 22Mary SivikDermatology$5,999
- 23Laura EisemanAdult Health$4,363
- 24George FriedhoffSports Medicine$3,778
- 25Farhaad RiyazDermatology$3,238
- 26Jeffrey GenosOptometrist$3,226
- 27Valerie ColdrenFamily$3,108
- 28Connie SutterDermatology$2,862
- 29Daniel UzlOptometrist$2,691
- 30Rachel LudwigFamily$2,656
- 31Chelsea McLelandFamily$2,570
- 32Ashoo KhanujaOral and Maxillofacial Surgery$2,434
- 33Jenera ScottPhysician Assistant$2,306
- 34Stephanie WallaceFamily$2,118
- 35Francis PapayPlastic Surgery$2,012
- 36Carol BurgDermatology$1,882
- 37Erica HennigsPhysician Assistant$1,766
- 38Jacquelyn KutaOptometrist$1,711
- 39Ryan ZimmermanOptometrist$1,696
- 40Dean CarmichaelGeneral Practice$1,683
- 41Jamie MillerAdult Health$1,677
- 42Charity KankamNephrology$1,532
- 43Mary Montemayor RiveraFamily Medicine$1,504
- 44Layelle Abi-RachedOptometrist$1,460
- 45Curtis BirchallEmergency Medicine$1,457
- 46Mary ToalPhysician Assistant$1,434
- 47Destinee ReevesFamily$1,403
- 48Kelliann Notaro-SalernoPhysician Assistant$1,399
- 49Holly ChwastowskiPrimary Care$1,306
- 50Ogechi MuohInternal Medicine$1,276
- 51Bonnie LongneckerFamily$1,268
- 52Stephanie CloughPulmonary Disease$1,244
- 53Roman HanyczPhysician Assistant$1,202
- 54Marlene WillenDermatology$1,143
- 55Anil PaiInternal Medicine$1,080
- 56Jeffrey SchultzOptometrist$1,012
- 57Alfonso RiveraNeuroradiology$917
- 58Steven SchwartzFamily Medicine$857
- 59Kristy LeiningerAdult Health$848
- 60Bridget MarksPhysician Assistant$831