---
title: What industry pays physicians in Wyoming (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: Wyoming
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 1722106
physicians: 1144
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — Wyoming (2024)

In Wyoming, drug and device makers reported **$1,722,106** in general payments to **1,144** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $1,505 each), plus $52,742 tied to research and $0 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neurological Surgery | $661,591 | 5 | $132,318 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $162,369 | 5 | $32,474 |
| Anesthesiology | $88,776 | 20 | $4,439 |
| Rheumatology | $83,228 | 3 | $27,743 |
| Family | $70,921 | 178 | $398 |
| Optometrist | $60,485 | 55 | $1,100 |
| Family Medicine | $55,649 | 102 | $546 |
| Hematology & Oncology | $51,731 | 9 | $5,748 |
| Surgery | $50,390 | 28 | $1,800 |
| Orthopaedic Trauma | $47,506 | 2 | $23,753 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | $38,583 | 47 | $821 |
| Nurse Practitioner | $38,157 | 39 | $978 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claudio Feler | Neurological Surgery | $644,234 | Abbott Laboratories |
| Wade Jensen | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $139,772 | Arthrex, Inc. |
| Horng-Chyi Lai | Rheumatology | $83,034 | Amgen Inc. |
| Todd Hammond | Anesthesiology | $82,439 | SI-BONE, Inc. |
| Mark Wells | Optometrist | $49,765 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. |
| Elie Fahed | Hematology & Oncology | $47,264 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. |
| John Horberg | Orthopaedic Trauma | $46,856 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
| Joseph Schoeber | Family Medicine | $28,217 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
| Kristina Behringer | Unspecified | $26,320 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
| Jasper Chen | Psychiatry | $19,070 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
| Jessica Rodriguez | Nurse Practitioner | $17,000 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
| Jill Girany | Family | $16,900 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Joseph Mcginley | Diagnostic Radiology | $15,203 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. |
| Ron Waeckerlin | Cytopathology | $13,250 | Vitalant |
| Martin Trott | Otolaryngology | $11,053 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. |
| Janelle Hoaglund | Psychiatric/Mental Health | $10,828 | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
| Jared Lee | Sports Medicine | $10,248 | restor3d, inc. |
| Lane Smothers | Surgery | $9,933 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
| Steven Beer | Neurological Surgery | $9,573 | Alphatec Spine, Inc |
| Brenna Kirsch | Family | $9,287 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
| Aimee Gough | Surgery | $8,479 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
| Christine Dipompeo | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $8,212 | Alphatec Spine, Inc |
| Kerry Carr | Nurse Practitioner | $7,178 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
| Samer Kattan | Obstetrics & Gynecology | $6,828 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
| Rodney Biggs | Surgery | $6,717 | Intuitive Surgical, 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/wy.jsonld` · National: `/care/open-payments`