Affix
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Affix. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.
By year
Payments reported as associated with Affix, per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Affix
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Affix. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyun Bae | Santa Monica, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $143,922.77 |
| Samy Abdou | San Diego, CA | Neurological Surgery | $49,165.55 |
| Anton Thompkins | Chesterton, IN | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $7,331.68 |
| Gunwant Mallik | Powell, OH | Neurological Surgery | $6,090.41 |
| James Modir | San Diego, CA | Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) | $262.76 |
| James Mahalek | Kearney, NE | Orthopaedic Surgery | $166.25 |
| Christopher Merifield | Seattle, WA | Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) | $143.11 |
| Walter Jacobsen | Milwaukee, WI | Neurological Surgery | $119.54 |
| Colin Stair | Summit, WI | Interventional Pain Medicine | $119.54 |
| Ellen Lin | San Antonio, TX | Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) | $91.66 |
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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.