Medical Devices
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Medical Devices. "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 Medical Devices, 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 Medical Devices
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Medical Devices. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neelakantan Anand | Los Angeles, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $3,732.46 |
| Simon Salerno | Wall Township, NJ | Neurological Surgery | $2,352.86 |
| Ryan Johnson | Normal, IL | Neurological Surgery | $2,196.18 |
| Jeffrey Smith | Birmingham, AL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,117.10 |
| Ernest Braxton | Edwards, CO | Neurological Surgery | $1,985.60 |
| Abhineet Chowdhary | Scottsdale, AZ | Neurological Surgery | $1,902.80 |
| Samer Saqqa | Saint Clair Shores, MI | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,861.20 |
| Alexander Vaccaro | Philadelphia, PA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,456.00 |
| Richard Fessler | Chicago, IL | Neurological Surgery | $1,451.20 |
| George Elkanich | Las Vegas, NV | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $1,412.56 |
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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.