Medwest Associates

Pharmaceutical & medical device company payment data from CMS Open Payments.

Total Payments
$2.3M
Doctors Paid
1,298
Transactions
3,968
2023 Total
$74,252

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$210,482 (9.2%)
Food & Beverage$94,742 (4.1%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Education $1.8M 1,501 77.9%
Travel and Lodging $210,482 551 9.2%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $94,958 10 4.2%
Food and Beverage $94,742 1,896 4.1%
Debt forgiveness $90,354 5 4.0%
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $9,350 3 0.4%
Gift $6,198 2 0.3%

Payments by Medical Specialty

Specialty Total Paid Doctors Avg/Doctor
Orthopaedic Surgery $1.0M 500 $2,008
Sports Medicine $325,272 114 $2,853
Foot & Ankle Surgery $246,828 157 $1,572
Podiatrist $154,488 90 $1,717
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $122,331 88 $1,390
Hand Surgery $88,393 50 $1,768
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $57,575 19 $3,030
Plastic Surgery $45,160 18 $2,509
Physician Assistant $43,737 67 $652.79
Foot and Ankle Surgery $35,407 27 $1,311
Surgery of the Hand $24,726 13 $1,902
Specialist $13,821 6 $2,303
Primary Podiatric Medicine $13,640 5 $2,728
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine $13,610 10 $1,361
Surgical $11,495 17 $676.20
Family Medicine $10,630 16 $664.40
Pain Medicine $8,469 7 $1,210
Surgery $8,054 10 $805.35
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $6,213 5 $1,243
Foot Surgery $5,819 9 $646.55
Orthopaedic Trauma $4,549 3 $1,516
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $4,037 3 $1,346
Internal Medicine $3,675 6 $612.44
Obstetrics & Gynecology $3,558 2 $1,779
Anesthesiology $3,115 7 $445.02
Family $2,793 4 $698.33
Nurse Practitioner $2,651 7 $378.78
Medical $2,462 3 $820.54
Diagnostic Radiology $1,816 2 $908.22
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $1,713 5 $342.66
Neurological Surgery $1,324 2 $661.85
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist $1,235 1 $1,235
Critical Care Medicine $1,200 1 $1,200
Ophthalmology $1,152 2 $576.00
General Acute Care Hospital $1,124 1 $1,124
Emergency Medicine $830.15 2 $415.08
Pulmonary Disease $579.11 1 $579.11
Athletic Trainer $200.31 1 $200.31
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM $190.00 1 $190.00
Nephrology $131.77 1 $131.77
Neurology $117.00 1 $117.00
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies $68.66 2 $34.33
Interventional Pain Medicine $56.69 1 $56.69
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $54.90 2 $27.45
Pharmacist $39.65 1 $39.65
Surgical Assistant $25.19 1 $25.19

Top Paid Doctors

Doctor Specialty Location Total 2021
Dr. Benjamin Domb, M.d, M.D Sports Medicine Des Plaines, IL $43,522 $0
Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery Chicago, IL $37,426 $0
Dr. Gregory Fox, M.d, M.D Sports Medicine Bloomington, IN $36,142 $0
Dr. Craig Della Valle, M.d, M.D Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Chicago, IL $36,142 $0
Dr. Kris Alden, M.d., Phd, M.D., PHD Orthopaedic Surgery Basalt, CO $36,142 $0
Kendall Hamilton, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rapids, MI $17,661 $0
Alfonso Mejia, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Skokie, IL $17,506 $0
Dr. Zahab Ahsan, Md, MD Sports Medicine Naperville, IL $13,311 $0
Dr. Ajay Lall, M.d., M.s, M.D., M.S Orthopaedic Surgery Paramus, NJ $12,963 $0
Dr. Mark Smyth, M.d, M.D Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Dekalb, IL $12,629 $0
Dr. Aravind Athiviraham, M.d, M.D Sports Medicine Chicago, IL $11,193 $0
Andrew Curley, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery Seaford, DE $10,874 $0
Marc Asselmeier, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery Glen Ellyn, IL $10,572 $0
Dr. Jourdan Cancienne, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Joliet, IL $10,283 $0
Kelsey Davidson, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery Chicago, IL $9,598 $0
Dr. Malik Abraham, Dpm, DPM Podiatrist Arlington Heights, IL $9,557 $0
Anthony Levenda, M.d, M.D Sports Medicine Chesterton, IN $9,236 $0
Mr. Nolan Horner, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery Chicago, IL $9,216 $0
Dr. John Kelpin, M.d, M.D Plastic Surgery Grand Rapids, MI $8,377 $0
Steven Lewis, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Haven, MI $8,368 $0
Travis Menge, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rapids, MI $8,331 $0
Dr. Andrew Carbone, Md, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Orlando, FL $8,320 $0
Milap Patel, D.o, D.O Foot and Ankle Surgery Chicago, IL $8,017 $0
Dr. William Cregar, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Charlotte, NC $7,682 $0
Bryn Laubacher, Dpm, DPM Podiatrist Maywood, IL $7,637 $0

About Medwest Associates

Medwest Associates has made $2.3M in payments to 1,298 healthcare providers, recorded across 3,968 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2023, the company paid $74,252.

Payments were distributed across 46 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Orthopaedic Surgery ($1.0M to 500 doctors).

Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($94,742), Travel & Lodging ($210,482).