Freestyle
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Freestyle. "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 Freestyle, 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 Freestyle
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Freestyle. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Kon | Winston Salem, NC | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $2,878.99 |
| Tom Theruvath | Charlotte, NC | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $423.84 |
| Yasir Abu-Omar | Cleveland, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $261.65 |
| Joseph Sabik | Cleveland, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $261.64 |
| Joseph Rubelowsky | Raleigh, NC | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $261.64 |
| Yakov Elgudin | Cleveland, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $261.64 |
| Alan Markowitz | Cleveland, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $212.67 |
| Taras Lysyy | Saint Louis, MO | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $206.81 |
| Charles Levesque | Mesa, AZ | Surgical | $202.27 |
| Louis Brunsting | Cincinnati, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $194.41 |
Prescribed Freestyle?
See what its makers reported for your doctor. Two steps, private, no account.
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.