Pioneer
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Pioneer. "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 Pioneer, 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 Pioneer
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Pioneer. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Hochberg | Charleston, SC | Vascular Surgery | $144.18 |
| Adam Keefer | Charleston, SC | Vascular Surgery | $144.18 |
| Sean Hislop | Charleston, SC | Vascular Surgery | $144.18 |
| Jeffrey Trachtenberg | Decatur, IL | Vascular Surgery | $27.66 |
| Patrick Murphy | Decatur, IL | Interventional Cardiology | $27.66 |
| Pradeep Nair | Houma, LA | Interventional Cardiology | $21.86 |
| Abdullah Bin Munir | Zachary, LA | Interventional Cardiology | $21.86 |
| Charles Thompson | Zachary, LA | Interventional Cardiology | $21.86 |
| Adrian Nugent | Zachary, LA | Interventional Cardiology | $21.86 |
| Eric Wellons | Newnan, GA | Vascular Surgery | $19.63 |
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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.