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Vafi Salmasi
NPI 1649542382
$55,015.40
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $30K in 2025
The $30K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $458).
See the full distribution for Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology)
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $800 · 2020: $5,293 · 2021: $1,120 · 2022: $325 · 2023: $6,567 · 2024: $11K · 2025: $30K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $26K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $9,188 · Food and Beverage: $6,413 · Travel and Lodging: $5,721.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $26,156.25 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $9,187.50 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,413.03 |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,720.70 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $15,001.45 | 2025 | Mild Device Kit, Optablate, Spinejack |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $10,396.96 | 2025 | |
| Spr Therapeutics, INC | $10,148.30 | 2022-2025 | Sprint Pns System |
| Vertos Medical, INC. | $5,065.43 | 2020-2024 | Mild Device Kit |
| Biotronik INC. | $3,980.48 | 2020 | |
| Saluda Medical Americas, INC. | $2,181.87 | 2023-2025 | Evoke Scs, Evoke |
| Bioventus LLC | $1,898.55 | 2022-2024 | Stimrouter Implantable Kit |
| Biotronik Nro, INC. | $1,450.00 | 2023-2025 | Prospera, Biotronik |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,061.27 | 2023-2025 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray, Intellis Adaptivestim, Inceptiv |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,019.73 | 2022-2025 | General - Pain Management |
| Painteq LLC | $853.52 | 2023-2024 | Painteq |
| Abbott Laboratories | $637.83 | 2020-2025 | Eterna, Proclaim |
| Nevro Corp. | $596.13 | 2019-2023 | Senza |
| Bioness INC | $531.14 | 2019 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $87.07 | 2020 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $62.05 | 2021 | |
| Relievant Medsystems, INC. | $43.62 | 2021 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Vafi Salmasi listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.