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(9557) Spartacus

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with (9557) Spartacus. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$399associated payments (2023-2025)

7clinicians with associated payments

1company reporting

By year

2023 $399

Payments reported as associated with (9557) Spartacus, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Philips Electronics North America Corporation $399 associated with (9557) Spartacus (2023-2025)

Specialties most often involved

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $353

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $30.00

Cardiovascular Disease $8.28

Internal Medicine $7.35

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with (9557) Spartacus

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with (9557) Spartacus. 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)
Divyang Patel	Newport News, VA	Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	$117.71
Erich Kiehl	Newport News, VA	Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	$117.71
Jeffrey Hedley	Norfolk, VA	Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	$117.70
Rachel Harrison	Memphis, TN	Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)	$15.97
Lawrence Durban	West Islip, NY	Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)	$14.03
Cyrus Hadadi	Norfolk, VA	Cardiovascular Disease	$8.28
Robert Lewis	Birmingham, AL	Internal Medicine	$7.35

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What this means, and what it doesn't

These payments are legal and common. Drug and device makers routinely pay for meals at educational events, consulting, speaking, travel, and research. Companies are required by federal law to report them; that's why this data exists.
A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most clinicians who accept industry payments provide excellent care. Research payments in particular often reflect participation in clinical trials.
Context beats raw numbers. A few hundred dollars in sandwiches over several years is typical. What's worth understanding is scale, source, and purpose, which is what this page shows.
The data comes from companies, not doctors. Figures are "as reported to CMS" by the paying companies. Clinicians can dispute records through CMS's official process.

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.