Mako
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Mako. "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 Mako, 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 Mako
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Mako. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Coon | Red Bluff, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $4,230,830.35 |
| Peter Bonutti | Effingham, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $4,000,146.77 |
| Yogesh Mittal | Tulsa, OK | Orthopaedic Surgery | $3,576,541.95 |
| Martin Roche | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,978,762.29 |
| Richard Illgen | Madison, WI | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,827,385.02 |
| Kenneth Gustke | Temple Terrace, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,492,417.27 |
| Carlos Lavernia | Miami, FL | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,471,885.58 |
| Stefan Kreuzer | Houston, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,469,600.00 |
| David Mayman | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,404,795.49 |
| Antonia Chen | Dallas, TX | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,287,739.28 |
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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.