---
title: What industry pays physicians in New York (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: New York
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 194330883
physicians: 66643
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — New York (2024)

In New York, drug and device makers reported **$194,330,883** in general payments to **66,643** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $2,916 each), plus $565,434,600 tied to research and $69,416,586 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 | $29,883,221 | 782 | $38,214 |
| Dermatology | $8,990,930 | 779 | $11,542 |
| Unspecified | $8,274,236 | 2,437 | $3,395 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | $8,214,725 | 1,650 | $4,979 |
| Internal Medicine | $6,905,827 | 4,323 | $1,597 |
| Gastroenterology | $6,684,914 | 1,213 | $5,511 |
| Psychiatry | $6,505,322 | 1,269 | $5,126 |
| Hematology & Oncology | $5,216,589 | 647 | $8,063 |
| Neurology | $4,982,234 | 909 | $5,481 |
| Physician Assistant | $4,747,326 | 5,635 | $842 |
| Vascular Surgery | $4,709,946 | 316 | $14,905 |
| Medical Oncology | $4,673,601 | 330 | $14,162 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anthony Romeo | Orthopaedic Surgery | $4,845,177 | Arthrex, Inc. |
| Lawrence Lenke | Orthopaedic Surgery | $4,040,988 | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Roger Hajjar | Cardiovascular Disease | $2,114,077 | Asklepios Biopharmaceutical Inc. |
| Bradford Parsons | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,055,949 | Arthrex, Inc. |
| Chitranjan Ranawat | Unspecified | $2,035,050 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
| William Ricci | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,021,336 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
| Gary Gelbfish | Vascular Surgery | $1,928,678 | Stryker Corporation |
| Joseph Zuckerman | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,884,331 | Exactech, Inc. |
| Steven Haas | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,635,736 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
| David Mayman | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,464,125 | Stryker Corporation |
| Seth Jerabek | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,294,337 | Stryker Corporation |
| Evan Flatow | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,276,606 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
| James Mcwilliam | Foot and Ankle Surgery | $1,226,433 | Arthrex, Inc. |
| Vivek Reddy | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $1,190,731 | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Barry Coller | Hematology | $1,137,369 | Instrumentation Laboratory Company |
| Mark Hochman | General Practice | $1,056,823 | MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC. |
| Geoffrey Westrich | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,052,675 | Stryker Corporation |
| Leslie Citrome | Psychiatry | $1,043,923 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. |
| Fred Cushner | Orthopaedic Surgery | $918,003 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
| Majed Refaai | Clinical Pathology | $834,750 | CSL Plasma Inc. |
| Alexandra Golant | Dermatology | $779,405 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Michael Cameron | Dermatology | $764,662 | AbbVie Inc. |
| David Galler | Dentist | $763,170 | Align Technology, Inc. |
| Craig Thompson | Medical Oncology | $707,320 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Derace Schaffer | Diagnostic Radiology | $661,436 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, 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/ny.jsonld` · National: `/care/open-payments`