Ligasure
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Ligasure. "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 Ligasure, 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 Ligasure
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Ligasure. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Ng | Raleigh, NC | Surgery | $82,796.34 |
| Daniel Cottam | Salt Lake City, UT | Surgery | $60,530.50 |
| Helmuth Billy | Zephyr Cove, NV | $32,623.80 | |
| Rami Lutfi | Chicago, IL | Surgery | $28,188.31 |
| Joshua Roller | Fayetteville, AR | Surgery | $25,018.76 |
| Jaime Sanchez | Tampa, FL | Colon & Rectal Surgery | $15,083.60 |
| Tsuyoshi Konishi | Houston, TX | Colon & Rectal Surgery | $14,378.93 |
| Natan Zundel | North Miami Beach, FL | Surgery | $13,699.33 |
| Dana Portenier | Durham, NC | Surgery | $13,696.46 |
| Jaime Ponce-Portugal | Chattanooga, TN | Surgery | $12,080.62 |
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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.