Autobahn
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Autobahn. "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 Autobahn, 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 Autobahn
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Autobahn. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lee | Los Angeles, CA | Orthopaedic Trauma | $65,769.29 |
| Stephen Warner | Houston, TX | Orthopaedic Trauma | $44,313.11 |
| Evan Dougherty | Hinsdale, IL | Orthopaedic Trauma | $41,148.44 |
| Andrew Choo | Houston, TX | Orthopaedic Trauma | $29,814.52 |
| Krishna Vemulapalli | New Orleans, LA | Orthopaedic Trauma | $28,904.30 |
| James Learned | Orange, CA | Orthopaedic Trauma | $28,774.55 |
| Marcus Sciadini | Baltimore, MD | Orthopaedic Trauma | $28,016.81 |
| David Polonet | Neptune, NJ | Orthopaedic Surgery | $26,326.84 |
| Casey Cates | Dallas, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery | $26,259.88 |
| Dirk Kiner | Chattanooga, TN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $22,605.45 |
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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.