Sfs
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Sfs. "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 Sfs, 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 Sfs
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Sfs. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Cole | Indianapolis, IN | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $738.14 |
| Carrie Graves | Indianapolis, IN | Family | $738.14 |
| Lee Tan | San Francisco, CA | Neurological Surgery | $128.39 |
| L Erik Westerlund | Columbus, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $106.61 |
| Azam Basheer | Detroit, MI | Neurological Surgery | $65.84 |
| Tyler Koski | Chicago, IL | Neurological Surgery | $37.36 |
| Daniel Peterson | Austin, TX | Neurological Surgery | $33.26 |
| Muwaffak Abdulhak | Detroit, MI | $20.76 | |
| David Jones | Hickory, NC | Neurological Surgery | $16.02 |
| Robert Milam | Charlotte, NC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $6.99 |
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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.