Alif
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Alif. "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 Alif, 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 Alif
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Alif. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regis Haid | Atlanta, GA | Neurological Surgery | $1,413,669.67 |
| Brian Kwon | Waltham, MA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $227,691.63 |
| Anthony Kwon | Charlotte, NC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $223,263.29 |
| Robert Eastlack | La Jolla, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $134,384.07 |
| Frank Phillips | Chicago, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $125,901.07 |
| John Thomas | Wilmington, NC | Neurological Surgery | $111,362.08 |
| Anand Veeravagu | Palo Alto, CA | Neurological Surgery | $111,300.37 |
| Mark Freeborn | Kirkland, WA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $111,172.40 |
| Raymond Hah | Los Angeles, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $110,579.85 |
| Aaron Buckland | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $100,000.00 |
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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.