Device Endo-Mechanical

Contour

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

$63Kassociated payments (2023-2025)

248clinicians with associated payments

6companies reporting

By year

2023 $20K

2024 $29K

2025 $13K

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Colon & Rectal Surgery $34K

Surgery $14K

Gynecology $6,320

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $2,160

Dentist $636

General Practice (Dentist) $583

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

Clinicians most associated with Contour

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Contour. 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)
Marc Singer	Chicago, IL	Colon & Rectal Surgery	$16,328.78
Jean Ashburn	Cleveland, OH	Colon & Rectal Surgery	$14,790.00
Sonia Ramamoorthy	San Diego, CA	Surgery	$8,480.00
May Thomassee	Lafayette, LA	Gynecology	$6,320.00
Faiz Bhora	Poughkeepsie, NY	Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)	$2,145.00
Amer Zeni	Saint Clair Shores, MI	Surgery	$403.32
Amer Alame	Saint Clair Shores, MI	Colon & Rectal Surgery	$305.30
Arpit Aggarwal	Dearborn, MI	Colon & Rectal Surgery	$294.69
Devan Schlund	Park Ridge, IL	Surgery	$290.29
Arielle Kanters	Cleveland, OH	Colon & Rectal Surgery	$280.83

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What this means, and what it doesn't

These payments are legal and common. Drug and device makers routinely pay for meals at educational events, consulting, speaking, travel, and research. Companies are required by federal law to report them; that's why this data exists.
A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most clinicians who accept industry payments provide excellent care. Research payments in particular often reflect participation in clinical trials.
Context beats raw numbers. A few hundred dollars in sandwiches over several years is typical. What's worth understanding is scale, source, and purpose, which is what this page shows.
The data comes from companies, not doctors. Figures are "as reported to CMS" by the paying companies. Clinicians can dispute records through CMS's official process.

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.