Secure-C
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Secure-C. "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 Secure-C, 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 Secure-C
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Secure-C. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Chang | Detroit, MI | Neurological Surgery | $11,525.00 |
| Joseph Obrien | Bethesda, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $7,012.50 |
| Wilson Ray | Saint Louis, MO | Neurological Surgery | $6,113.00 |
| Merritt Kinon | Bronx, NY | Neurological Surgery | $5,500.00 |
| Jason Highsmith | N Charleston, SC | Neurological Surgery | $1,500.00 |
| Thomas Lovely | Latham, NY | Neurological Surgery | $975.00 |
| Matthew Mian | Englewood, CO | Neurological Surgery | $437.64 |
| Ki-Eun Chang | Providence, RI | Neurological Surgery | $222.91 |
| Tianyi Niu | Providence, RI | Neurological Surgery | $211.54 |
| Christopher Chaput | San Antonio, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery | $203.50 |
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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.