Sonex Health, INC.

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

$1.3Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$160Kresearch payments (2019-2025)
2,047clinicians 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 $29K
2021 $118K
2022 $140K
2023 $236K
2024 $428K
2025 $338K

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

Products most associated with its payments

Specialties it works with most

Hand Surgery $372K
Orthopaedic Surgery $322K
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $193K
Plastic Surgery $92K
Surgery of The Hand (Surgery) $74K
Otolaryngology $47K

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)
Richard Schaefer Fond Du Lac, WI Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $165,079.77
Victor Marwin Lexington, KY Orthopaedic Surgery $83,243.38
Matthew Kirsch Rochester, MN Orthopaedic Surgery $79,855.34
Paul Paterson Vero Beach, FL Hand Surgery $61,600.01
Kevin Chung Ann Arbor, MI Plastic Surgery $52,178.97
Michael Cohn Boca Raton, FL Hand Surgery $42,869.50
Steven Niedermeier Arlington, TX Hand Surgery $42,821.26
Demetrio Aguila Papillion, NE Otolaryngology $40,596.33
Keith Nord Jackson, TN Surgery of The Hand (Surgery) $31,128.61
John Nelson Raleigh, NC Orthopaedic Surgery $20,501.35

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.