Contrave
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Contrave. "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 Contrave, 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 Contrave
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Contrave. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Acosta | Rochester, MN | Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) | $58,129.47 |
| Angela Fitch | Boston, MA | Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) | $51,191.56 |
| Ethan Lazarus | Denver, CO | Family Medicine | $25,757.34 |
| Milton Pressler | Carmel, IN | Cardiovascular Disease | $19,560.00 |
| Angela Golden | Munds Park, AZ | Family | $19,548.34 |
| Donna Ryan | Baton Rouge, LA | Internal Medicine | $17,363.92 |
| Robert Kushner | Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | $16,800.48 |
| Caroline Apovian | Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | $16,207.26 |
| Scott Kahan | Chevy Chase, MD | Public Health & General Preventive Medicine | $14,752.65 |
| Anthony Auriemma | Westmont, IL | Family Medicine | $14,584.05 |
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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.