Verkazia
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Verkazia. "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 Verkazia, 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 Verkazia
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Verkazia. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preeya Gupta | Raleigh, NC | Ophthalmology | $4,585.00 |
| Austin Bach | Hollywood, FL | Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist | $2,026.30 |
| Susan Lathrop | Fulton, MD | Optometrist | $1,451.96 |
| Paul Karpecki | Lexington, KY | Optometrist | $1,350.00 |
| Charles Shields | Knoxville, TN | Optometrist | $590.29 |
| Michael Ensor | Memphis, TN | Optometrist | $327.42 |
| Paul Taupeka | Mobile, AL | Neuro-Ophthalmology | $323.26 |
| Joshua Groetsch | Metairie, LA | Ophthalmology | $272.44 |
| Steven Lee | Saint Louis, MO | Ophthalmology | $242.72 |
| Joseph Gira | Des Peres, MO | Ophthalmology | $242.72 |
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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.