Lif
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Lif. "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 Lif, 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 Lif
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Lif. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Uribe | Phoenix, AZ | Neurological Surgery | $90,483.34 |
| Antoine Tohmeh | Spokane, WA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $56,516.95 |
| Todd Lansford | North Charleston, SC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $56,455.31 |
| Stacey Bederman | Orange, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $50,071.12 |
| Jeffery Gum | Louisville, KY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $44,582.16 |
| William Taylor | San Diego, CA | Neurological Surgery | $6,875.00 |
| Edward Perry | Reno, NV | Neurological Surgery | $4,000.00 |
| Joseph Aferzon | Portland, CT | Surgery | $3,122.64 |
| Christopher Brown | Durham, NC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,231.21 |
| Hardeep Singh | Atlanta, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,086.46 |
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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.