Tlx
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Tlx. "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 Tlx, 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 Tlx
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Tlx. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Shaffrey | Durham, NC | Neurological Surgery | $500,187.60 |
| William Hunter | Gastonia, NC | Neurological Surgery | $436,326.42 |
| Charles Theofilos | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Neurological Surgery | $382,598.05 |
| Robert Isaacs | Durham, NC | Neurological Surgery | $224,621.20 |
| Keven Burns | Scottsdale, AZ | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $650.40 |
| Yusef Imani | Rockville Centre, NY | Neurological Surgery | $301.52 |
| David Fernandes Cabral | Pittsburgh, PA | Neurological Surgery | $282.51 |
| Joseph Hudson | Pittsburgh, PA | $282.50 | |
| Michael Marino | Schaumburg, IL | Surgical | $250.03 |
| Wajeeh Bakhsh | Michigan City, IN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $188.68 |
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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.