Footprint
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Footprint. "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 Footprint, 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 Footprint
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Footprint. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Kaplan | Miami, FL | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $5,257,143.97 |
| Eric Ferkel | Van Nuys, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $51,105.26 |
| David Flanigan | Columbus, OH | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $44,645.00 |
| Lauren Geaney | Farmington, CT | Orthopaedic Surgery | $33,946.26 |
| Michael Banffy | Los Angeles, CA | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $21,531.25 |
| Milap Patel | Chicago, IL | Foot and Ankle Surgery | $7,654.41 |
| Robert Laprade | Edina, MN | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $6,475.00 |
| Michael Obrien | New Orleans, LA | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $5,750.00 |
| Joseph Waterhouse | Astoria, NY | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $5,714.71 |
| James Cottom | Sarasota, FL | Podiatrist | $4,405.11 |
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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.