---
title: What industry pays physicians in New Jersey (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: New Jersey
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 57907679
physicians: 30154
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — New Jersey (2024)

In New Jersey, drug and device makers reported **$57,907,679** in general payments to **30,154** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $1,920 each), plus $88,937,022 tied to research and $14,110,596 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 | $5,484,598 | 419 | $13,090 |
| Unspecified | $3,188,896 | 904 | $3,528 |
| Internal Medicine | $2,401,978 | 2,204 | $1,090 |
| Urology | $2,317,283 | 279 | $8,306 |
| Neurology | $1,928,722 | 350 | $5,511 |
| Dermatology | $1,787,607 | 282 | $6,339 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | $1,727,329 | 806 | $2,143 |
| Medical Oncology | $1,488,092 | 80 | $18,601 |
| General Practice | $1,437,915 | 1,274 | $1,129 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $1,425,864 | 777 | $1,835 |
| Hematology & Oncology | $1,350,778 | 283 | $4,773 |
| Ophthalmology | $1,275,121 | 419 | $3,043 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atul Kamath | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,061,453 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
| Omar Noor | Unspecified | $1,059,917 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Jennifer Ashton | Obstetrics & Gynecology | $930,689 | Astellas Pharma US Inc |
| Ryan Lake | General Practice | $907,481 | Stryker Corporation |
| Michael Stifelman | Urology | $803,239 | Vascular Technology, Inc. |
| Jonathan Nicozisis | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $644,305 | Align Technology, Inc. |
| Frank Liporace | Orthopaedic Trauma | $625,702 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
| James Mccloskey | Medical Oncology | $608,974 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
| Michael Gould | Emergency Medicine | $555,594 | AbbVie Inc. |
| David Shulkin | Internal Medicine | $460,384 | 4DMedical USA Inc |
| Jamie Koprivnikar | Medical Oncology | $416,085 | Sobi, Inc |
| Fariborz Rezai | Critical Care Medicine | $403,307 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
| Luke Austin | Orthopaedic Surgery | $396,440 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
| Harlan Levine | Orthopaedic Surgery | $376,057 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
| Gregg Klein | Orthopaedic Surgery | $361,675 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
| Michael Ast | Orthopaedic Surgery | $355,019 | ORTHALIGN INC |
| Linda Cappiello-Lindsley | Dermatology | $349,301 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. |
| Randal Betz | Orthopaedic Surgery | $342,500 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
| Lori Cox | Rheumatology | $339,085 | Janssen Research & Development, LLC |
| Steven Bromley | Neurology | $305,299 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
| Brian Keegan | Dermatology | $299,892 | Amgen Inc. |
| Jai Parekh | Ophthalmology | $299,842 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
| Jihad Slim | Infectious Disease | $299,110 | ViiV Healthcare Company |
| Charles Leinberry | Hand Surgery | $277,538 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
| Andrew Levy | Orthopaedic Surgery | $267,024 | Smith+Nephew, 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/nj.jsonld` · National: `/care/open-payments`