Device Spine/Spine Surgery

Archon

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

$443Kassociated payments (2023-2025)
29clinicians with associated payments
2companies reporting

By year

2023 $344K
2024 $98K
2025 $151

Payments reported as associated with Archon, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Neurological Surgery $413K
Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $29K
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $258
Orthopaedic Surgery $74.57
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $18.00
Physician Assistant $12.07

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

Clinicians most associated with Archon

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Archon. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Christopher Shaffrey Durham, NC Neurological Surgery $309,468.89
Paul Sawin Winter Park, FL Neurological Surgery $67,286.80
David Schwartz Indianapolis, IN Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $28,258.57
Paul Kim Charlotte, NC Neurological Surgery $19,510.80
Nevan Baldwin Lebanon, NH Neurological Surgery $16,336.16
Jose Marin Sanchez Dallas, TX Neurological Surgery $172.68
Elias Elias Seattle, WA Neurological Surgery $172.68
Chukwuemeka Nwodim Hanover, MD Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $128.87
Gurtej Singh Catonsville, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $128.87
Oren Blam Catonsville, MD Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $128.86

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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.