Direct Look
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Direct Look. "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 Direct Look, 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 Direct Look
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Direct Look. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgilio Matheus | Orlando, FL | Neurological Surgery | $12,300.00 |
| Ricardo Fontes | Chicago, IL | Neurological Surgery | $10,250.00 |
| Grant Booher | Fort Worth, TX | Neurological Surgery | $6,820.85 |
| Micah Smith | Fort Wayne, IN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $266.67 |
| Frank Phillips | Chicago, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $255.65 |
| Randall Porter | Phoenix, AZ | Neurological Surgery | $250.00 |
| Michael Wang | Miami, FL | Neurological Surgery | $234.41 |
| Richard Allen | San Diego, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $234.41 |
| David Skaggs | Los Angeles, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $234.41 |
| Alexander Butler | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $234.41 |
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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.