---
title: What industry pays physicians in Florida (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: Florida
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 203469768
physicians: 80972
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — Florida (2024)

In Florida, drug and device makers reported **$203,469,768** in general payments to **80,972** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $2,513 each), plus $1,029,178,980 tied to research and $127,421,819 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | $29,595,060 | 973 | $30,416 |
| Neurological Surgery | $8,321,530 | 435 | $19,130 |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $6,715,624 | 328 | $20,474 |
| Dermatology | $6,493,803 | 893 | $7,272 |
| Neurology | $6,144,142 | 914 | $6,722 |
| Psychiatry | $6,131,844 | 1,034 | $5,930 |
| Hematology & Oncology | $5,860,939 | 545 | $10,754 |
| Family | $5,639,272 | 9,305 | $606 |
| Physician Assistant | $5,017,002 | 4,813 | $1,042 |
| Ophthalmology | $4,981,829 | 1,044 | $4,772 |
| Gastroenterology | $4,953,680 | 1,062 | $4,664 |
| Medical Oncology | $4,930,662 | 431 | $11,440 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Frankle | Orthopaedic Surgery | $7,333,021 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP |
| Anthony Nunez | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $4,670,980 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
| Lee Kaplan | Sports Medicine | $3,004,237 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
| Roy Sanders | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,283,956 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
| Jorge Orbay-Cerrato | Hand Surgery | $2,091,997 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc |
| George Haidukewych | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,882,287 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
| Richard Hynes | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,603,505 | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Neil Love | Medical Oncology | $1,310,000 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC |
| Martin Roche | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,223,208 | Stryker Corporation |
| Sergio Kuttler | Endodontics | $1,216,689 | Tulsa Dental Products LLC |
| Brian Snelling | Neurological Surgery | $1,163,841 | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Eric Peterson | Neurological Surgery | $1,151,625 | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Bryan Springer | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,128,101 | Stryker Corporation |
| Martin Dietrich | Hematology & Oncology | $1,095,315 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
| Andrew Cutler | Psychiatry | $1,087,896 | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
| Haytham Elgammal | Internal Medicine | $883,349 | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| Kenneth Gustke | Orthopaedic Surgery | $857,284 | Stryker Corporation |
| Carlos Lavernia | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $856,800 | Stryker Corporation |
| Kim Manwaring | Neurological Surgery | $819,411 | Stryker Corporation |
| Patrick Smith | Sports Medicine | $727,010 | Arthrex, Inc. |
| Jonathan Levy | Orthopaedic Surgery | $710,182 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP |
| Thomas Bernasek | Orthopaedic Surgery | $644,308 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
| Richard Jackson | Psychiatry | $629,695 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. |
| Mark Mighell | Orthopaedic Surgery | $623,932 | Stryker Corporation |
| Jorge Acevedo | Orthopaedic Surgery | $593,336 | Arthrex, 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/

Structured data: `/care/open-payments/fl.jsonld` · National: `/care/open-payments`