General Non-Equipment
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with General Non-Equipment. "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 General Non-Equipment, 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 General Non-Equipment
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with General Non-Equipment. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinesh Kalra | Louisville, KY | Cardiovascular Disease | $6,000.00 |
| Salman Arain | Houston, TX | Interventional Cardiology | $3,038.80 |
| Marc Lowe | Santa Barbara, CA | Ophthalmology | $3,000.00 |
| Stephen Ramee | New Orleans, LA | Interventional Cardiology | $2,986.26 |
| Barry Bertolet | Tupelo, MS | Cardiovascular Disease | $2,500.00 |
| Kanae Mukai | Salinas, CA | Cardiovascular Disease | $2,500.00 |
| Arash Salavitabar | Columbus, OH | Pediatric Cardiology | $1,500.00 |
| Robert Heithaus | Gainesville, FL | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $93.45 |
| Edgar Fearnow | Lancaster, PA | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $18.26 |
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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.