Lifevest
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Lifevest. "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 Lifevest, 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 Lifevest
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Lifevest. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Masri | Los Gatos, CA | Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) | $325,193.62 |
| John Chenarides | Pittsburgh, PA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $276,450.28 |
| Kent Volosin | Pittsburgh, PA | Cardiovascular Disease | $190,000.00 |
| Ralph Verdino | Philadelphia, PA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $172,887.93 |
| Khalid Malik | Pittsburgh, PA | Pulmonary Disease | $144,000.00 |
| Isaac Humphrey | Dayton, OH | Internal Medicine | $134,547.80 |
| Ronald Wharton | Brooklyn, NY | Cardiovascular Disease | $107,952.85 |
| Byron Lee | Palo Alto, CA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $83,554.33 |
| Georges Chahoud | Saint Louis, MO | Cardiovascular Disease | $78,797.26 |
| Marat Fudim | Durham, NC | Cardiovascular Disease | $73,624.79 |
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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.