Pulse
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Pulse. "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 Pulse, 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 Pulse
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Pulse. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Buckland | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $195,720.52 |
| Brian Kwon | Waltham, MA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $176,967.77 |
| Mark Freeborn | Kirkland, WA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $176,874.53 |
| John Thomas | Wilmington, NC | Neurological Surgery | $176,407.24 |
| Ivan Cheng | Kyle, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $175,736.98 |
| Raymond Hah | Los Angeles, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $175,545.81 |
| Anand Veeravagu | Palo Alto, CA | Neurological Surgery | $121,031.20 |
| Stephen Ryu | Stanford, CA | Neurological Surgery | $119,557.53 |
| David Feldman | West Palm Beach, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $105,978.90 |
| Zachary Tempel | Cincinnati, OH | Neurological Surgery | $104,502.73 |
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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.