Northstar
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Northstar. "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 Northstar, 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 Northstar
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Northstar. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Eastlack | La Jolla, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $219,918.94 |
| Jay Turner | Phoenix, AZ | Neurological Surgery | $219,699.88 |
| Daniel Lu | Santa Monica, CA | Neurological Surgery | $110,278.82 |
| Jessica Shellock | Plano, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $9,757.82 |
| Darrel Brodke | Salt Lake City, UT | Orthopaedic Surgery | $8,098.75 |
| Paul Gause | Scottsdale, AZ | Orthopaedic Surgery | $7,216.22 |
| Nima Alan | San Francisco, CA | Neurological Surgery | $7,125.41 |
| Richard Fessler | Chicago, IL | Neurological Surgery | $6,948.25 |
| Donald Blaskiewicz | Boise, ID | Neurological Surgery | $6,698.79 |
| Muwaffak Abdulhak | Detroit, MI | $6,313.74 |
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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.