Altera
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Altera. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.
By year
Payments reported as associated with Altera, per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Altera
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Altera. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kim | Charlotte, NC | Neurological Surgery | $194,460.97 |
| Steven Vanni | Miami, FL | Neurological Surgery | $148,870.02 |
| Aziz Basem Qandah | New Hartford, NY | Neurological Surgery | $145,522.43 |
| Steve Chang | Chandler, AZ | Neurological Surgery | $145,522.43 |
| Farhan Siddiqi | Odessa, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $145,522.43 |
| Paul Mcafee | Baltimore, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $137,306.75 |
| Tan Chen | Wilkes Barre, PA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $2,288.35 |
| Derrick Cho | The Woodlands, TX | Neurological Surgery | $1,434.63 |
| Anjan Shah | Brandon, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,375.15 |
| Galal Elsayed | Flushing, NY | Neurological Surgery | $1,328.42 |
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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.