Aesculap Ag

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$5.1Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
30clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2019 $670K
2020 $1.0M
2021 $616K
2022 $625K
2023 $846K
2024 $816K
2025 $521K

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Products most associated with its payments

Specialties it works with most

Orthopaedic Surgery $5.0M
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $42K
Neurological Surgery $36K
Surgical Critical Care $944
Pediatric Surgery $927
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $572

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
William Mihalko Charlottesville, VA Orthopaedic Surgery $1,633,923.17
James Yue Shelton, CT Orthopaedic Surgery $1,051,479.62
Rolando Garcia Miami, FL Orthopaedic Surgery $1,008,946.76
Khaled Saleh Ferndale, MI Orthopaedic Surgery $726,031.34
Samuel Stulberg Chicago, IL Orthopaedic Surgery $450,741.00
Henry Boucher Baltimore, MD Orthopaedic Surgery $163,397.99
Sam Hakki Hackette Warren, MI Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $39,983.21
Thomas Kopitnik Casper, WY Neurological Surgery $18,340.00
Samer Elbabaa Orlando, FL Neurological Surgery $8,228.64
Sandi Lam Chicago, IL Neurological Surgery $6,880.54

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.