Dakota
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Dakota. "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 Dakota, 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 Dakota
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Dakota. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Smith | Centerville, OH | Urology | $43.30 |
| Ruth Combs | London, KY | Nurse Practitioner | $35.94 |
| Brett Akers | Nicholasville, KY | Urology | $35.93 |
| Jeffrey Blitstein | Berkeley Heights, NJ | Urology | $16.77 |
| Bridget Powers | Washington, DC | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | $16.77 |
| Joshua Fiske | Cranford, NJ | Urology | $16.77 |
| Diana Kirschenbaum | Livingston, NJ | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | $16.76 |
| Naeem Rahman | Bridgewater, NJ | Urology | $16.76 |
| Meagan Bender | Clarksville, TN | Physician Assistant | $15.63 |
| Vidhush Yarlagadda | Clarksville, TN | Urology | $15.63 |
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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.