Minirumel
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Minirumel. "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 Minirumel, 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 Minirumel
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Minirumel. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Defrain | Pensacola, FL | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $64,757.00 |
| Mahesh Ramchandani | Houston, TX | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $27,567.21 |
| Mario Castillo-Sang | Edgewood, KY | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $20,275.44 |
| Juan Penaranda-Canal | Edgewood, KY | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $14,106.41 |
| Ziyab Sarfaraz | Houston, TX | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $4,968.93 |
| Gianluca Torregrossa | Chicago, IL | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $3,489.18 |
| Amanda Yakobitis | Wynnewood, PA | Surgical | $2,460.62 |
| Paul Digiorgi | Port Charlotte, FL | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $505.94 |
| Husam Balkhy | Chicago, IL | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $224.19 |
| Richard Amato | Pensacola, FL | Surgical | $71.35 |
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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.