Core
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Core. "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 Core, 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 Core
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Core. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Recinos | Cleveland, OH | Neurological Surgery | $66,304.89 |
| Gustavo Pradilla | Baltimore, MD | Neurological Surgery | $52,050.61 |
| Gabriel Zada | Los Angeles, CA | Neurological Surgery | $51,069.18 |
| Daniel Refai | Atlanta, GA | Neurological Surgery | $44,366.77 |
| Mitesh Shah | Indianapolis, IN | Neurological Surgery | $40,062.03 |
| Hardeep Singh | Atlanta, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $39,208.32 |
| Constantinos Hadjipanayis | Pittsburgh, PA | Neurological Surgery | $34,930.03 |
| Jacques Morcos | Houston, TX | Neurological Surgery | $34,875.54 |
| Walavan Sivakumar | Torrance, CA | Neurological Surgery | $29,006.78 |
| Shaan Raza | Houston, TX | Neurological Surgery | $28,865.44 |
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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.