Device Orthopedics

Acclaim

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Acclaim. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$508associated payments (2023-2025)

17clinicians with associated payments

5companies reporting

By year

2023 $508

Payments reported as associated with Acclaim, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Trauma $97.45

Adult Health (Nurse Practitioner) $70.02

Cardiovascular Disease $68.36

Physician Assistant $63.39

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $46.68

Surgery $27.91

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Acclaim

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Acclaim. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

Clinician	Location	Specialty	Associated payments (2023-2025)
Roberto Hernandez-Irizarry	Atlanta, GA	Orthopaedic Trauma	$97.45
Randall Brutus	Brooklyn, NY	Physician Assistant	$63.39
Robert Woods	Lebanon, TN	Cardiovascular Disease	$34.18
Andre Olivier	Lebanon, TN	Cardiovascular Disease	$34.18
Monali Misra	Los Angeles, CA	Surgery	$27.91
Stephen Watts	Rockledge, FL	Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	$23.34
Richard Bernard	Rockledge, FL	Adult Health (Nurse Practitioner)	$23.34
Donna Hedberg	Rockledge, FL	Adult Health (Nurse Practitioner)	$23.34
Porur Somasundaram	North Port, FL	Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	$23.34
Jessica Deleo	Rockledge, FL	Adult Health (Nurse Practitioner)	$23.34

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What this means, and what it doesn't

These payments are legal and common. Drug and device makers routinely pay for meals at educational events, consulting, speaking, travel, and research. Companies are required by federal law to report them; that's why this data exists.
A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most clinicians who accept industry payments provide excellent care. Research payments in particular often reflect participation in clinical trials.
Context beats raw numbers. A few hundred dollars in sandwiches over several years is typical. What's worth understanding is scale, source, and purpose, which is what this page shows.
The data comes from companies, not doctors. Figures are "as reported to CMS" by the paying companies. Clinicians can dispute records through CMS's official process.

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.