Proximate
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Proximate. "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 Proximate, 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 Proximate
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Proximate. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Crawford | Anniston, AL | $18,050.00 | |
| Isaac Felemovicius | Maple Grove, MN | Colon & Rectal Surgery | $5,555.00 |
| Ronney Stadler | Irving, TX | Colon & Rectal Surgery | $204.36 |
| Bruce Orkin | Urbana, IL | Colon & Rectal Surgery | $138.92 |
| Brian Beeman | Urbana, IL | Vascular Surgery | $138.92 |
| Mohammed Elshamy | Champaign, IL | Surgery | $138.92 |
| Christopher Elliott | Fort Sam Houston, TX | Surgery | $138.92 |
| Caroline Rochon | Cherry Hill, NJ | Transplant Surgery | $117.58 |
| Douglas Berglund | Kalispell, MT | Colon & Rectal Surgery | $114.12 |
| Nicholas Sich | Tacoma, WA | Surgical Oncology | $114.12 |
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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.