Avalus
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Avalus. "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 Avalus, 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 Avalus
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Avalus. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Kiser | Pittsburgh, PA | Surgery | $110,829.69 |
| Michael Moront | Toledo, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $85,677.33 |
| Gorav Ailawadi | Ann Arbor, MI | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $26,400.04 |
| Bo Yang | Ann Arbor, MI | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $23,849.65 |
| William Brinkman | Plano, TX | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $19,147.03 |
| Douglas Johnston | Chicago, IL | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $18,978.36 |
| Marc Pelletier | New Haven, CT | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $17,622.02 |
| Pablo Ruda Vega | Cleveland, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $11,541.21 |
| Michael Reardon | Houston, TX | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $11,349.62 |
| Zhandong Zhou | Syracuse, NY | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $11,169.22 |
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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.