Strand Plus
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Strand Plus. "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 Strand Plus, 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 Strand Plus
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Strand Plus. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boden | Atlanta, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $69,343.66 |
| Michael Bauer | Castle Rock, CO | Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine | $34,500.00 |
| David Thordarson | Los Angeles, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,700.00 |
| Harvinder Sandhu | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $1,500.00 |
| Neil Tayyab | San Diego, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $500.00 |
| Daniel Dixon | Missoula, MT | Orthopaedic Surgery | $273.51 |
| Donald Blaskiewicz | Boise, ID | Neurological Surgery | $175.99 |
| Yves Meyer | Fort Worth, TX | Neurological Surgery | $153.22 |
| Anthony Russo | Great Falls, MT | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $87.50 |
| Benjamin Braun | Billings, MT | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $85.76 |
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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.