Device Shunts

Ares

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

$3,653associated payments (2023-2025)
15clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2023 $342
2024 $2,590
2025 $721

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Neurological Surgery $3,086
Gerontology (Nurse Practitioner) $139
Surgical $77.55
Surgery $55.02

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

Clinicians most associated with Ares

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Ares. 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)
Samuel Browd Seattle, WA Neurological Surgery $2,590.00
Andres Restrepo Orozco Grand Rapids, MI Neurological Surgery $166.59
Yi Zhang Waltham, MA Gerontology (Nurse Practitioner) $138.58
Maria Cavagnaro Palo Alto, CA $138.58
Bo Lear Palo Alto, CA Neurological Surgery $138.58
Debebe Theodros Baltimore, MD $138.58
Sassan Keshavarzi New Orleans, LA Neurological Surgery $63.00
Mohammad Siadati Anderson, IN Surgery $55.02
Kelly Olsen Aurora, IL Surgical $55.01
Rob Hruska Bedford, TX Neurological Surgery $55.01

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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.