Sherpacool Box
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Sherpacool Box. "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 Sherpacool Box, 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 Sherpacool Box
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Sherpacool Box. 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 Gramm | Olympia Fields, IL | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $288,664.96 |
| Joseph Rubelowsky | Raleigh, NC | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $222,500.00 |
| Samuel Jacob | Muncie, IN | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $182,000.00 |
| Gert Pretorius | San Diego, CA | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $85,322.42 |
| Salil Deo | Cleveland, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $62,000.00 |
| Andrew Lodge | Lumberton, NC | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $54,200.76 |
| Alin Gragossian | Corning, NY | Emergency Medicine | $44,240.85 |
| Robert Hooker | Grand Rapids, MI | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $29,500.00 |
| Ali Ghodsizad | Miami, FL | Surgery | $22,568.86 |
| Cristian Baeza | Cleveland, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $19,500.00 |
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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.