Vertiflex, INC.
Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.
$2.4Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$38Kresearch payments (2019-2025)
2,333clinicians 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
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.
Specialties it works with most
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.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | General payments (2019-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Mehta | Killeen, TX | Interventional Pain Medicine | $186,905.36 |
| Jeffery Rowe | King of Prussia, PA | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | $183,215.29 |
| Steven Falowski | Fountain Hill, PA | Neurological Surgery | $163,479.17 |
| Nomen Azeem | Riverview, FL | Interventional Pain Medicine | $117,606.53 |
| Ramana Naidu | Larkspur, CA | Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) | $110,788.10 |
| Youssef Josephson | West Deptford, NJ | Interventional Pain Medicine | $98,432.30 |
| Daniel Kloster | Overland Park, KS | Interventional Pain Medicine | $72,937.93 |
| Sean Li | Shrewsbury, NJ | Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) | $66,765.57 |
| George Girardi | Fort Collins, CO | Interventional Pain Medicine | $52,144.30 |
| Louis Raso | Jupiter, FL | Interventional Pain Medicine | $51,735.04 |
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.