Hercules
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Hercules. "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 Hercules, 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 Hercules
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Hercules. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Philbin | Worthington, OH | Orthopaedic Surgery | $13,693.11 |
| Jeffrey Mcalister | Scottsdale, AZ | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $8,129.99 |
| Selene Parekh | Bensalem, PA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $7,459.43 |
| John Shank | Colorado Springs, CO | Foot and Ankle Surgery | $6,356.38 |
| James Halloran | Leawood, KS | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) | $6,113.53 |
| Brett Sachs | Wheat Ridge, CO | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $5,850.00 |
| Vytautas Ringus | Norman, OK | Orthopaedic Surgery | $5,569.35 |
| David Lott | Scottsdale, AZ | Otolaryngology | $2,658.25 |
| Gina Jefferson | Jackson, MS | Otolaryngology | $2,100.00 |
| Brian Benson | Leesville, LA | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $361.45 |
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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.