---
title: What industry pays physicians in Oregon (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: Oregon
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 17984256
physicians: 8608
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — Oregon (2024)

In Oregon, drug and device makers reported **$17,984,256** in general payments to **8,608** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $2,089 each), plus $77,484,769 tied to research and $3,633,175 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 | $3,261,567 | 149 | $21,890 |
| Dermatology | $1,319,958 | 96 | $13,750 |
| Surgery | $918,291 | 226 | $4,063 |
| Neurology | $802,095 | 102 | $7,864 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health | $789,672 | 296 | $2,668 |
| Pulmonary Disease | $616,146 | 89 | $6,923 |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | $536,610 | 44 | $12,196 |
| Hematology & Oncology | $536,163 | 82 | $6,539 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $484,142 | 15 | $32,276 |
| Infectious Disease | $464,777 | 26 | $17,876 |
| Interventional Cardiology | $428,636 | 56 | $7,654 |
| Family Medicine | $398,485 | 422 | $944 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Patrick Denard | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,500,389 | Arthrex, Inc. |
| Amber Hoberg | Psychiatric/Mental Health | $458,973 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. |
| Stephen Yau | Pulmonary Disease | $412,917 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Kevin Winthrop | Infectious Disease | $412,168 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. |
| Brian Druker | Hematology & Oncology | $407,354 | Amgen Inc. |
| Jason Hawkes | Dermatology | $388,479 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. |
| Andy Kranenburg | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $379,402 | SI-BONE, Inc. |
| Michael Mcclung | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | $260,100 | Amgen Inc. |
| Eden Miller | Family Medicine | $248,521 | Lilly USA, LLC |
| Benjamin Ehst | Dermatology | $238,477 | UCB, Inc. |
| James Ballard | Orthopaedic Surgery | $230,505 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
| Kyle Smoot | Neurology | $215,345 | EMD Serono, Inc. |
| Andrew Blauvelt | Dermatology | $200,989 | UCB, Inc. |
| David Clark | Neurology | $188,650 | TG THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
| Tina Matthews-Hayes | Psychiatric/Mental Health | $176,082 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Firas Zahr | Cardiovascular Disease | $167,887 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
| Jason Wollmuth | Interventional Cardiology | $166,200 | ABIOMED |
| Eric Simpson | Dermatology | $163,378 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Brant Ullery | Vascular Surgery | $153,902 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| Steven Madey | Orthopaedic Surgery | $153,091 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
| Collin Blattner | Dermatology | $140,828 | Amgen Inc. |
| Chafic Karam | Neurology | $135,495 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
| Erica Heagy | Family | $134,697 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. |
| Robert Martindale | Surgery | $131,376 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Jonathan Steinberger | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $131,169 | Imperative Care, 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/or.jsonld` · National: `/care/open-payments`