Malibu
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Malibu. "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 Malibu, 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 Malibu
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Malibu. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Haider | Riverside, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $152,778.37 |
| Eric Wieser | Arlington, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $95,491.30 |
| Nitin Bhatia | Orange, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $84,430.62 |
| Rudolph Glattes | Nashville, TN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $62,042.34 |
| Stephen Timon | Irving, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $45,877.93 |
| Scott Kitchel | Eugene, OR | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $14,500.00 |
| Tushar Patel | Chevy Chase, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,000.00 |
| James Bruffey | La Jolla, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,625.00 |
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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.