Cardiamend
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Cardiamend. "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 Cardiamend, 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 Cardiamend
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Cardiamend. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niv Ad | Takoma Park, MD | $38,000.00 | |
| Clayton Kaiser | Nashville, TN | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $20,547.85 |
| Reza Dabir | Dearborn, MI | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $800.00 |
| Ahmed Hozain | Chicago, IL | Surgery | $434.87 |
| Steven Qi | Chicago, IL | Surgery | $361.37 |
| Damien Lapar | New York, NY | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $290.43 |
| Babatunde Yerokun | Durham, NC | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $262.32 |
| Ismael Salas De Armas | Houston, TX | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $247.86 |
| Manish Patel | Houston, TX | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $247.86 |
| Juan Marcano | Houston, TX | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $247.86 |
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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.