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
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 |
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Payment Categories
- Food & Beverage $94,742
- Travel & Lodging $210,482
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).