Franklin Charney
Surgery · Denton, TXNPI 1366441404
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $566,560 of the $567,321 with a category attached, or 99.9%. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. accounts for 90.1% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among surgery clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 188 payments — averaging $3017.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$511K
- Shire North American Group Inc$56K
- Acell, Inc.$120
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$566,560100%
- Travel & lodging$6410%
- Food & beverage$1200%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 169 | $511,062 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 18 | $56,139 |
| Acell, Inc. | 1 | $120 |
How this compares
$567,321 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,830 surgery providers in Texas.
Other surgery in Denton
- Folahan AyoolaDenton$570K
- Michael HarkinsTomball$2.7M
- Douglas StoddardAustin$1.4M
- Steven FassAustin$989K
- Vineet ChoudhryAustin$851K
- Andy HawthorneRound Rock$843K
- Nancy MarquezAustin$700K
- Sachin KukrejaDallas$640K
- Alejandro EsquivelAustin$631K
- Erik WilsonBellaire$610K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.