---
title: What industry pays physicians in Louisiana (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: Louisiana
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 29043524
physicians: 16851
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — Louisiana (2024)

In Louisiana, drug and device makers reported **$29,043,524** in general payments to **16,851** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $1,724 each), plus $90,907,989 tied to research and $4,461,724 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 | $2,331,630 | 223 | $10,456 |
| Gastroenterology | $1,802,644 | 198 | $9,104 |
| Family | $1,773,235 | 2,590 | $685 |
| Hematology & Oncology | $1,707,207 | 158 | $10,805 |
| Interventional Cardiology | $1,161,784 | 164 | $7,084 |
| Neurological Surgery | $1,131,706 | 89 | $12,716 |
| Internal Medicine | $1,088,070 | 940 | $1,158 |
| Sports Medicine | $921,405 | 72 | $12,797 |
| Psychiatry | $846,118 | 263 | $3,217 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health | $825,680 | 475 | $1,738 |
| Dermatology | $820,711 | 161 | $5,098 |
| Family Medicine | $743,127 | 1,014 | $733 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Harrod | Orthopaedic Surgery | $750,473 | Stryker Corporation |
| Anthony Sin | Neurological Surgery | $518,391 | L&K BIOMED CO. , LTD. |
| Charles Monier | Gastroenterology | $444,047 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
| Corey Hebert | Pediatrics | $334,589 | Emmaus Medical, Inc. |
| Hana Safah | Hematology & Oncology | $332,917 | Incyte Corporation |
| Felix Savoie | Sports Medicine | $287,116 | Linvatec Corporation |
| Vinod Dasa | Orthopaedic Surgery | $282,112 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
| Misty Suri | Sports Medicine | $271,846 | Arthrex, Inc. |
| Emily Cassidy | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $270,789 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
| Donna Ryan | Internal Medicine | $265,505 | Lilly USA, LLC |
| Maissaa Janbain | Hematology & Oncology | $247,456 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Georges Catinis | Gastroenterology | $231,029 | Pfizer Inc. |
| Andrea Espinoza | Pulmonary Disease | $229,020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
| Pierce Nunley | Orthopaedic Surgery | $219,577 | Stryker Corporation |
| Andrea Murina | Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunology | $217,857 | UCB, Inc. |
| Conar Fitton | Gastroenterology | $215,787 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Aaron Broadwell | Rheumatology | $203,137 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Sebastian Koga | Neurological Surgery | $202,504 | Aurora Spine, Inc. |
| Pedro Barata | Hematology & Oncology | $192,848 | Pfizer Inc. |
| Deryk Jones | Sports Medicine | $183,855 | Linvatec Corporation |
| Amanda Eymard | Psychiatric/Mental Health | $181,355 | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Nakhle Saba | Hematology & Oncology | $173,637 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Juan Gimenez | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $161,302 | Boston Scientific Corporation |
| Mark Coreil | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $155,182 | Envista Holdings Corporation |
| Timmothy Randell | Orthopaedic Surgery | $154,963 | Stryker Corporation |

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/la.jsonld` · National: `/care/open-payments`