Device Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Other - Miscellaneous

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Other - Miscellaneous. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$21Massociated payments (2023-2025)
1,680clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2023 $3.7M
2024 $3.4M
2025 $14M

Payments reported as associated with Other - Miscellaneous, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $8.6M
Neurological Surgery $8.1M
Orthopaedic Surgery $3.6M
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $123K
Vascular Surgery $76K
Surgery $61K

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Other - Miscellaneous

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Other - Miscellaneous. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Paul Sawin Winter Park, FL Neurological Surgery $1,494,923.76
Juan Uribe Phoenix, AZ Neurological Surgery $1,096,468.48
Timothy Kuklo Denver, CO Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $587,040.23
William Taylor San Diego, CA Neurological Surgery $580,826.36
Antoine Tohmeh Spokane, WA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $571,736.46
David Schwartz Indianapolis, IN Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $515,961.11
Frank Schwab New York, NY Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $427,004.77
Gene Massey Myrtle Beach, SC Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $417,605.82
Gurvinder Deol Raleigh, NC Orthopaedic Surgery $411,062.35
Tyler Smith Roseville, CA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $362,108.69

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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.