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Product In Development

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

$3.3Massociated payments (2023-2025)
467clinicians with associated payments
2companies reporting

By year

2023 $907K
2024 $866K
2025 $1.5M

Payments reported as associated with Product In Development, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Ophthalmology $881K
Vascular Surgery $825K
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $368K
Cardiovascular Disease $242K
Plastic Surgery $158K
Interventional Cardiology $155K

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

Clinicians most associated with Product In Development

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Product In Development. 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)
Esen Akpek Baltimore, MD Ophthalmology $517,629.95
Gagan Singh Sacramento, CA Cardiovascular Disease $114,632.10
David Barack Skokie, IL Periodontics $101,274.00
Dennis Hammond Grand Rapids, MI Plastic Surgery $78,947.54
Priya Mathews Venice, FL Cornea and External Diseases Specialist $71,403.61
Sukgu Han Los Angeles, CA Vascular Surgery $70,832.44
Maria Cortina Chicago, IL Ophthalmology $68,327.51
Mark Morasch Springfield, OR Vascular Surgery $67,430.00
Thomas Smith Sacramento, CA Cardiovascular Disease $59,910.63
Joseph Bavaria Allentown, PA Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $59,458.20

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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.