Identity
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Identity. "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 Identity, 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 Identity
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Identity. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Sperling | Rochester, MN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,192,148.04 |
| William Levine | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $822,683.93 |
| Guido Marra | Chicago, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $697,682.67 |
| April Armstrong | Hershey, PA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $694,970.80 |
| Evan Flatow | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $692,435.82 |
| Charles Getz | Glen Mills, PA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $691,990.24 |
| Ken Yamaguchi | Chicago, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $691,383.37 |
| Hafiz Kassam | Newport Beach, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $33,880.00 |
| Thomas Duquin | Buffalo, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $25,200.00 |
| Charles Toman | Boca Raton, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $21,636.75 |
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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.