Nit-Vu
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Nit-Vu. "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 Nit-Vu, 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 Nit-Vu
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Nit-Vu. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wan-Lin Horng | Glendale, AZ | Surgery | $3,362.49 |
| Lok Sinha | Cleveland, OH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $3,215.00 |
| Garrett Peel | Beaumont, TX | Surgery | $1,754.99 |
| Steven Hsu | Plano, TX | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $1,754.99 |
| Patricia Mahoney | Pampa, TX | Surgery | $1,754.99 |
| Pierre Gilles | Phoenix, AZ | Surgery | $1,607.50 |
| Andrew Surmak | Saint Louis Park, MN | Surgery | $424.95 |
| Michael Hong | San Francisco, CA | Vascular Surgery | $17.83 |
| Daniel Nathanson | San Francisco, CA | Vascular Surgery | $17.83 |
| Christopher Shaffer | Mill Valley, CA | Anesthesiology | $17.83 |
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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.