Device Trauma

Crosstie

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

$9,534associated payments (2023-2025)
136clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2023 $2,425
2024 $1,264
2025 $5,845

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Foot & Ankle Surgery $3,471
Orthopaedic Surgery $2,031
Podiatrist $1,468
Physician Assistant $990
Foot and Ankle Surgery $506
Surgical $208

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

Clinicians most associated with Crosstie

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

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Gianluca Naccarato West Islip, NY Physician Assistant $295.58
Kristina Chang Lakewood, CA Foot & Ankle Surgery $224.68
Eildar Abyar San Antonio, TX Orthopaedic Surgery $211.34
Lawrence Hodor Lakewood, CA Foot & Ankle Surgery $199.37
Joseph Yacoub Lakewood, CA Foot & Ankle Surgery $151.09
Thomas Chang Santa Rosa, CA Foot & Ankle Surgery $150.89
Charles Ruotolo Massapequa, NY Orthopaedic Surgery $147.79
Jamila Makkawi Manhasset, NY Surgical $147.79
John Acampa Bay Shore, NY Orthopaedic Surgery $147.79
Abed Makkawi East Meadow, NY Physician Assistant $147.79

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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.