---
title: What industry pays physicians in District of Columbia (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: District of Columbia
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 20283941
physicians: 3507
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — District of Columbia (2024)

In District of Columbia, drug and device makers reported **$20,283,941** in general payments to **3,507** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $5,784 each), plus $38,759,041 tied to research and $593,281 in ownership interests.

**A payment is a disclosed financial tie, not proof of wrongdoing** — many are research grants, consulting fees, or device royalties. Transparency, not a verdict.

## Top specialties

| Specialty | Total | Physicians | Mean per physician |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pediatrics | $4,108,934 | 125 | $32,871 |
| Neurology | $1,699,123 | 73 | $23,276 |
| Dermatology | $1,537,874 | 53 | $29,016 |
| Allergy & Immunology | $768,982 | 11 | $69,907 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | $728,341 | 32 | $22,761 |
| Surgery | $627,539 | 81 | $7,747 |
| Hematology & Oncology | $593,751 | 47 | $12,633 |
| Infectious Disease | $589,691 | 31 | $19,022 |
| Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $460,663 | 5 | $92,133 |
| Gynecology | $450,519 | 12 | $37,543 |
| Medical Oncology | $442,737 | 19 | $23,302 |
| Gastroenterology | $431,922 | 52 | $8,306 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Helen Thackray | Pediatrics | $3,975,575 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Jonathan Silverberg | Dermatology | $750,748 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Autumn Burnette | Allergy & Immunology | $470,802 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
| Anthony Unger | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $451,722 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
| Laxman Bahroo | Neurology | $421,809 | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC |
| Adam Friedman | Dermatology | $371,482 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Nancy Dawson | Medical Oncology | $336,561 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
| Akhil Khanna | Orthopaedic Surgery | $330,154 | Globus Medical, Inc. |
| Jonathan Johnson | Surgery | $316,814 | Convatec Inc. |
| Jesse Goodman | Infectious Disease | $309,665 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
| Fahd Amjad | Neurology | $286,832 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. |
| Stephen Mitchell | Rheumatology | $282,357 | Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Gaby Moawad | Gynecology | $282,017 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
| Lawrence Dubuske | Allergy & Immunology | $279,619 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
| Warren Yu | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $268,076 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
| Ashte Collins | Nephrology | $199,290 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Amy Stewart | Family | $175,772 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Wiley Chambers | Ophthalmology | $174,000 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Hayder Hashim | Cardiovascular Disease | $170,609 | Abbott Laboratories |
| James Lewis | Gastroenterology | $166,868 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
| Theo Hodge | Infectious Disease | $161,410 | ViiV Healthcare Company |
| James Simon | Gynecology | $158,228 | Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC |
| Catherine Broome | Hematology & Oncology | $156,575 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Imadeddine Tabbara | Hematology & Oncology | $153,604 | BeiGene USA, Inc. |
| Jessica Ailani | Neurology | $153,237 | AbbVie Inc. |

RECORDED CMS Open Payments amounts/counts; totals, means, and rankings are DERIVED. A disclosure record — not evidence of improper influence, not a measure of physician quality, not advice. To verify a physician, search openpaymentsdata.cms.gov. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/

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