Device T-Videoimaging

Image 1

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Image 1. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$1,336associated payments (2023-2025)

17clinicians with associated payments

1company reporting

By year

2023 $1,272

2025 $64.20

Payments reported as associated with Image 1, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Karl Storz Endoscopy-America $1,336 associated with Image 1 (2023-2025)

Specialties most often involved

Anesthesiology $810

Surgery $279

Otolaryngology $98.89

Ophthalmology $64.20

Physician Assistant $37.02

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery $28.92

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Image 1

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Image 1. 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)
Nathaniel Lata	Kansas City, MO	Anesthesiology	$809.80
Ramona Ilie	St Petersburg, FL	Surgery	$103.90
Harold Couch	St Petersburg, FL	Surgery	$103.90
Harvey Cole	Atlanta, GA	Ophthalmology	$64.20
Rami Lutfi	Chicago, IL	Surgery	$35.67
John Mitko	Brockton, MA	Surgery	$35.67
Charles Mixson	Athens, GA	Sleep Medicine (Otolaryngology)	$18.51
Morgan Burruss	Birmingham, AL	Physician Assistant	$18.51
Byron Norris	Athens, GA	Otolaryngology	$18.51
Haley Peeples	Athens, GA	Physician Assistant	$18.51

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What this means, and what it doesn't

These payments are legal and common. Drug and device makers routinely pay for meals at educational events, consulting, speaking, travel, and research. Companies are required by federal law to report them; that's why this data exists.
A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most clinicians who accept industry payments provide excellent care. Research payments in particular often reflect participation in clinical trials.
Context beats raw numbers. A few hundred dollars in sandwiches over several years is typical. What's worth understanding is scale, source, and purpose, which is what this page shows.
The data comes from companies, not doctors. Figures are "as reported to CMS" by the paying companies. Clinicians can dispute records through CMS's official process.

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.