Fortress
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Fortress. "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 Fortress, 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 Fortress
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Fortress. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Mortazavi | Austell, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $455.63 |
| Harlan Bruner | Athens, GA | Neurological Surgery | $165.14 |
| Krista Witt | Aurora, IL | Physician Assistant | $152.98 |
| Joseph Wilson | Austell, GA | Physician Assistant | $152.98 |
| Curtis Peoples | Austell, GA | Physician Assistant | $152.98 |
| Stephen Odom | Austell, GA | Surgery | $152.97 |
| Kenneth Holbrook | Austell, GA | Physician Assistant | $152.97 |
| Tapan Daftari | Austell, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $152.97 |
| Anthony Carantzas | Austell, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $145.34 |
| Christian Athanassious | Santa Rosa, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $89.24 |
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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.