Tissue Guard
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Tissue Guard. "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 Tissue Guard, 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 Tissue Guard
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Tissue Guard. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Chan | Orange, CA | Surgical | $157.77 |
| Gaston Jeremiah | Norwalk, CT | Surgical | $125.01 |
| Aaron Fowler | Orange, CA | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $125.00 |
| Sevak Darbinian | Orange, CA | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $125.00 |
| Taylor Tang | Orange, CA | Surgery | $125.00 |
| Meghan Torres | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Surgical | $125.00 |
| Sohail Sareh | Orange, CA | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $125.00 |
| Caitlin Takahashi-Pipkin | Greenville, NC | $122.92 | |
| Brittany Abt | Los Angeles, CA | $122.92 | |
| Anna Olds | Lebanon, NJ | $122.91 |
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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.