Echo
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Echo. "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 Echo, 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 Echo
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Echo. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Finn | Chicago, IL | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $160,341.28 |
| David Dodgin | Austin, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery | $160,341.28 |
| Herrick Siegel | Birmingham, AL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $160,341.28 |
| John Meding | Mooresville, IN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $160,305.50 |
| Linh Chen | Glendale, CA | Diagnostic Radiology | $160,211.97 |
| James Dowd | Virginia Beach, VA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $157,153.64 |
| Samuel Wellman | Durham, NC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,400.00 |
| Andrew Freiberg | Boston, MA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $800.00 |
| Karl Christoffersen | Santa Cruz, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $148.90 |
| James Phillips | Wellesley, MA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $137.00 |
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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.