Lariat Rs
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Lariat Rs. "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 Lariat Rs, 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 Lariat Rs
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Lariat Rs. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armin Kiankhooy | Saint Helena, CA | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $37,500.00 |
| Nitish Badhwar | Stanford, CA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $9,076.00 |
| Ahmed Romeya | Big Spring, TX | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $8,000.00 |
| Peter Fail | Houma, LA | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | $7,500.00 |
| Jonathan Praeger | Los Angeles, CA | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $6,999.08 |
| Kent Morris | Louisville, KY | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $5,713.22 |
| Ronald Moore | Celebration, FL | Surgical | $2,123.95 |
| Abdi Rasekh | Houston, TX | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $1,608.21 |
| Miguel Valderrabano | Houston, TX | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $1,290.87 |
| Andrea Natale | Austin, TX | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $1,290.86 |
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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.