Aspire Bariatrics, INC.

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$24Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
21clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2019 $18K
2020 $1,299
2021 $1,600
2022 $2,795

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Specialties it works with most

Surgery $19K
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine $3,250
Surgical Oncology $800
Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $660
Hospitalist $78.05
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) $78.05

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
Vafa Shayani Hinsdale, IL Surgery $13,768.56
Carson Liu Santa Monica, CA Surgery $4,373.13
Kenneth Moritsugu Great Falls, VA Public Health & General Preventive Medicine $3,250.00
Ryan Juza Madison, WI Surgery $860.15
Kiran Turaga Chicago, IL Surgical Oncology $800.00
Christopher Chapman Chicago, IL Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $112.64
Christopher Thompson Boston, MA Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $95.94
Katie Farah Pittsburgh, PA Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $78.81
Shyam Thakkar Morgantown, WV Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $78.81
Shruti Kapoor Hilliard, OH Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) $78.05

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.