Initial Placement Kits
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Initial Placement Kits. "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 Initial Placement Kits, 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 Initial Placement Kits
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Initial Placement Kits. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Bairas | Augusta, GA | Surgical | $25.19 |
| Lillian Day | Augusta, GA | Otolaryngology | $25.19 |
| Alexis Smith | Augusta, GA | Pediatric Surgery | $25.19 |
| Emily Hammond | Augusta, GA | Surgery | $25.19 |
| Robyn Hatley | Augusta, GA | Pediatric Surgery | $25.19 |
| Walter Pipkin | Augusta, GA | Pediatric Surgery | $25.19 |
| Sarah Santucci | Philadelphia, PA | $23.07 | |
| John Manicone | Millburn, NJ | Surgery | $22.48 |
| Amanda Ocampo | Hackensack, NJ | Physician Assistant | $22.48 |
| Adam Kopelan | Millburn, NJ | $22.48 |
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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.