K-15 Pork
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with K-15 Pork. "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 K-15 Pork, 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 K-15 Pork
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with K-15 Pork. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cushner | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $970,977.18 |
| Mathias Bostrom | White Plains, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $937,416.15 |
| Jose Rodriguez | New York, NY | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $922,220.69 |
| Stephen Duncan | Lexington, KY | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $76,545.79 |
| Brian Nickel | Madison, WI | Orthopaedic Surgery | $71,201.30 |
| Ravi Bashyal | Skokie, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $70,104.49 |
| Steven Haas | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $58,508.51 |
| Hany Bedair | Chicago, IL | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $57,034.40 |
| Christopher Melnic | Philadelphia, PA | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $54,618.75 |
| James Chow | Phoenix, AZ | Orthopaedic Surgery | $50,305.35 |
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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.