Aviator
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Aviator. "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 Aviator, 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 Aviator
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Aviator. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karthik Madhavan | Cherry Hill, NJ | Neurological Surgery | $2,600.00 |
| Jeffrey Fischgrund | Southfield, MI | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,125.00 |
| Prakash Sampath | Providence, RI | Neurological Surgery | $894.10 |
| Kevin Wojcik | Milwaukee, WI | Neurological Surgery | $464.00 |
| John Ratliff | Stanford, CA | Neurological Surgery | $375.00 |
| George Al Shamy | Shenandoah, TX | Neurological Surgery | $225.53 |
| Ryan Schnetzer | Macon, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $209.72 |
| Neil Shah | Fort Worth, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $199.00 |
| Christopher Mickler | Clearwater, FL | Neurological Surgery | $181.19 |
| Michael Silverstein | Lecanto, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $181.07 |
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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.