Firstpass
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Firstpass. "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 Firstpass, 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 Firstpass
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Firstpass. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Diduch | Charlottesville, VA | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $1,875,188.03 |
| Robert Laprade | Edina, MN | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $37,457.45 |
| Jorge Chahla | Munster, IN | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $13,985.04 |
| Jason Koh | Skokie, IL | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $10,400.00 |
| Michael Obrien | New Orleans, LA | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $5,750.00 |
| Geoffrey Van Thiel | Rockford, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $4,065.49 |
| Anil Ranawat | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,450.00 |
| Kamaljeet Banga | Oswego, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,308.02 |
| Chaitanya Malempati | Bowling Green, KY | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $2,307.76 |
| Laith Jazrawi | New York, NY | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $2,275.00 |
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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.