Device Spine/Spine Surgery

Mars

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Mars. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$159Kassociated payments (2023-2025)
225clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2025 $159K

Payments reported as associated with Mars, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $94K
Neurological Surgery $32K
Orthopaedic Surgery $26K
Surgery $3,854
Physician Assistant $975
Vascular Surgery $519

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Mars

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Mars. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Elizabeth Lord Santa Monica, CA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $25,500.00
Philip Louie Seattle, WA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $14,575.00
Nicholas Clark Naples, FL Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $14,125.00
Mohammed Khaleel Frisco, TX Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $12,407.75
Daniel Hafez Saint Louis, MO Neurological Surgery $12,273.87
Ashish Patel Elmhurst, IL Orthopaedic Surgery $8,812.50
Christopher Gillis Eatontown, NJ Neurological Surgery $8,125.00
John Kleimeyer Stanford, CA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $7,875.00
Vadim Goz Reno, NV Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $7,150.00
Paramjit Singh Phoenix, AZ Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $6,175.00

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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.