Dakota Alif System
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Dakota Alif System. "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 Alif System, 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 Alif System
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Dakota Alif System. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Renaud | Charlotte, NC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $41,000.00 |
| Hewatt Sims | Douglas, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $38,570.05 |
| Douglas Crowther | Colorado Springs, CO | Orthopaedic Surgery | $9,846.37 |
| Shalin Patel | Bloomfield, NJ | Orthopaedic Surgery | $4,485.04 |
| Louis Noce | Berkeley Heights, NJ | Neurological Surgery | $2,500.00 |
| George Elkanich | Las Vegas, NV | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $1,259.09 |
| Payam Farjoodi | Fountain Valley, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $1,000.00 |
| Mark Prevost | Jasper, AL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,000.00 |
| Zafar Khan | Fountain Valley, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $1,000.00 |
| Sven Hochheimer | Wichita Falls, TX | Neurological Surgery | $714.10 |
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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.