Empire Medical, INC

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

$203Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
182clinicians 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

2020 $11K
2021 $76K
2022 $104K
2023 $7,773
2024 $4,003

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

Specialties it works with most

Orthopaedic Surgery $99K
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $33K
Foot & Ankle Surgery $32K
Hand Surgery $9,560
Podiatrist $7,251
Physician Assistant $6,577

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)
Gregory Gomez Covina, CA Orthopaedic Surgery $11,252.24
Anthony Essilfie Loma Linda, CA Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $6,216.31
Eli Sayegh Corona, CA Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $5,909.30
David Friscia Rancho Mirage, CA Orthopaedic Surgery $5,863.72
Dheeraj Yalamanchili Dallas, TX Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $5,267.86
Barth Riedel Pomona, CA Hand Surgery $4,670.80
David Downs Fullerton, CA Orthopaedic Surgery $4,612.19
Matthew Zapf Palm Springs, CA Orthopaedic Surgery $4,410.67
Daniel Patton Redlands, CA Orthopaedic Surgery $4,319.53
Rebecca Griffith Highland, CA Orthopaedic Surgery $3,920.63

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.