Physician profile

George J Azar

Surgery · Hattiesburg, MS

NPI 1376632307

$9,282.38

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

52 companies · $577 in 2025

The $577 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$2,170.53

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $5,461.68 2019-2022
Davol INC. $1,002.39 2019-2025 Phasix Mesh
Janssen Biotech, INC. $433.31 2019-2025 Erleada
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $353.35 2019-2025
Allergan, INC. $253.84 2019-2022
Abbvie INC. $242.99 2020-2025 Strattice Reconstructive Tissue Matrix Bps
Ethicon US, LLC $151.82 2019-2024 Echelon Flex, Certus 140
Coloplast Corp $113.74 2019-2025 Titan
Tela Bio, INC. $81.55 2019-2025 Ovitex 2s, Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex)
Sumitomo Pharma America, INC. $72.90 2023-2025 Gemtesa
Urogen Pharma, INC. $70.66 2022-2023 Jelmyto
Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. $69.07 2023-2025
Smith+Nephew, INC. $61.45 2019-2025 Collagenase Santyl
Kerecis Limited $53.77 2025 Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Graftguide
Axonics, INC. $42.67 2020-2021
Show all 52 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Acera Surgical, INC. $40.83 2024 Restrata Wound Matrix
Teleflex LLC $35.01 2020-2025 Urolift
Convatec INC. $34.46 2021-2022
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $34.31 2023-2025 Trident Specimen Radiography System, Trunode, Magseed
Mission Pharmacal Company $32.16 2023-2024 Uribel Tabs, Uribel
Blue Earth Diagnostics $31.99 2020-2021
Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, INC. $29.93 2019-2021
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $29.53 2021-2025 Exparel, Iovera
Medtronic, INC. $28.49 2021-2022
Tempus Ai, INC $27.88 2024
Shire North American Group INC $27.78 2019
Baxter Healthcare $24.51 2020
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, INC. $23.79 2023 Pylarify
Hartmann USA, INC. $23.61 2021
Kci USA, INC. $23.43 2021
Accord Healthcare, INC. $22.86 2025
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC $22.77 2020
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $22.20 2025 Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
Hollister Incorporated $21.49 2021
Antares Pharma, INC. $20.44 2019
Reprise Biomedical, INC. $19.98 2025 Miro3d
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $19.00 2021
Civco Medical Instruments $17.83 2024
Standard Bariatrics, INC. $17.65 2022
Olympus America INC. $16.81 2023 Itind System
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $16.80 2023 Xiaflex, Aveed
Endo USA, INC. $16.68 2025 Xiaflex, Aveed
Thd America, INC. $15.89 2025
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $15.88 2021
Travere Therapeutics, INC. $15.70 2020
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $15.49 2021
Organogenesis INC. $15.14 2022
Tolmar, INC. $14.29 2025 Eligard, Jatenzo
Astellas Pharma US INC $13.36 2024 Xtandi
Covidien LP $12.65 2019
Medela LLC $9.93 2020
Ambu INC. $6.64 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

George J Azar

$9,282.38

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $577 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.