Leverage
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Leverage. "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 Leverage, 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 Leverage
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Leverage. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amit Patel | York, PA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $161.71 |
| Zeeshan Sardar | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $134.98 |
| Charles Schnee | Baltimore, MD | Neurological Surgery | $113.71 |
| Keven Burns | Scottsdale, AZ | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $88.89 |
| Abhishek Ray | Cleveland, OH | Neurological Surgery | $85.21 |
| Blake Pearson | Birmingham, AL | Neurological Surgery | $78.54 |
| Analyn Blair | Birmingham, AL | Nurse Practitioner | $78.54 |
| Franklin Lee | Rockville Centre, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $71.61 |
| Wendy Conner | Birmingham, AL | Nurse Practitioner | $49.09 |
| Christopher Mandigo | New York, NY | Neurological Surgery | $38.13 |
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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.