Implate
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Implate. "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 Implate, 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 Implate
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Implate. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Orbay-Cerrato | Miami, FL | Hand Surgery | $5,171,876.05 |
| Deana Mercer | Albuquerque, NM | Orthopaedic Surgery | $276,580.88 |
| Robert Gray | Skokie, IL | Hand Surgery | $228,925.70 |
| Francisco Rubio | Miami, FL | Hand Surgery | $209,436.28 |
| Edgar Araiza | Dallas, TX | Orthopaedic Trauma | $208,897.50 |
| Nathan Hoekzema | Clovis, CA | Hand Surgery | $198,651.01 |
| David Ring | Austin, TX | Hand Surgery | $184,265.08 |
| Scott Sandilands | Miami, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $119,282.07 |
| Maria-Carolina Orbay Aran | Miami, FL | Hand Surgery | $107,526.54 |
| Benjamin Plucknette | Rochester, NY | Surgery of The Hand (Surgery) | $90,832.20 |
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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.