---
title: What industry pays physicians in New Mexico (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: New Mexico
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 96923693
physicians: 4688
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — New Mexico (2024)

In New Mexico, drug and device makers reported **$96,923,693** in general payments to **4,688** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $20,675 each), plus $19,729,221 tied to research and $19,032,493 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Endodontics | $91,090,468 | 9 | $10,121,163 |
| Surgery | $454,135 | 90 | $5,046 |
| Internal Medicine | $393,492 | 199 | $1,977 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | $384,292 | 82 | $4,686 |
| Ophthalmology | $377,127 | 55 | $6,857 |
| Rheumatology | $318,317 | 29 | $10,976 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $261,422 | 6 | $43,570 |
| Family | $248,615 | 606 | $410 |
| Neurology | $236,171 | 52 | $4,542 |
| Maternal & Fetal Medicine | $182,833 | 3 | $60,944 |
| Hematology | $180,439 | 5 | $36,088 |
| Family Medicine | $121,603 | 364 | $334 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Goodis | Endodontics | $91,082,706 | Edge Endo LLC |
| Hillary Norton | Rheumatology | $304,131 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Douglas Orndorff | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $238,332 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
| Mario Leyba | Surgery | $205,111 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
| Lana Melendres Groves | Internal Medicine | $199,285 | United Therapeutics Corporation |
| Mark Gallardo | Ophthalmology | $182,569 | Glaukos Corporation |
| Michael Ruma | Maternal & Fetal Medicine | $181,188 | HOLOGIC INC |
| Hank Hanna | Hematology | $177,115 | CSL Plasma Inc. |
| Deana Mercer | Orthopaedic Surgery | $158,194 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc |
| Kyrieckos Aleck | Clinical Genetics (M.D.) | $120,227 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Edward Lewiecki | Internal Medicine | $99,336 | Kyowa Kirin, Inc. |
| Kader Abdelerahman | Neurology | $86,659 | EMD Serono, Inc. |
| Robert Melendez | Ophthalmology | $85,651 | Alcon Vision LLC |
| Michael Blea | Surgery | $77,211 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
| Glenn Terry | Dentist | $76,826 | ZIMVIE INC. |
| Patricio Escalona | Psychiatry | $70,603 | Alkermes, Inc. |
| Mark Bieniarz | Interventional Cardiology | $60,950 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
| Charles Schlesinger | General Practice | $58,600 | Prismatik Dentalcraft, Inc. |
| Dan Guttman | Orthopaedic Surgery | $55,900 | Arthrex, Inc. |
| John Pitcher | Ophthalmology | $54,731 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. |
| Weiwei Dai | Neurology | $54,366 | AbbVie Inc. |
| John Anderson | Podiatrist | $54,264 | Vilex LLC |
| Elaine Edmonds | Neurology | $54,210 | EMD Serono, Inc. |
| Kathleen Madden | Unspecified | $50,300 | CSL Plasma Inc. |
| George Brasinikas | Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine | $42,000 | Kedplasma LLC |

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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