Pds
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Pds. "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 Pds, per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
- Medical Device Business Services, INC. $532K associated with Pds (2023-2025)
- Ethicon US, LLC $304K associated with Pds (2023-2025)
- Ethicon INC. $25K associated with Pds (2023-2025)
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery INC. $19K associated with Pds (2023-2025)
- Johnson and Johnson International $110 associated with Pds (2023-2025)
- Mentor Worldwide LLC $15.00 associated with Pds (2023-2025)
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Pds
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Pds. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Wurzelbacher | Cincinnati, OH | Physician Assistant | $150,236.50 |
| Joshua Beardsley | Rock Hill, SC | Surgical | $98,759.36 |
| Jeanine Gargiulo | Alexandria, VA | Surgical | $87,732.09 |
| Michael Wang | Miami, FL | Neurological Surgery | $87,565.00 |
| Sara Holland | Madison, WI | Physician Assistant | $72,294.59 |
| Heather Austin | Salinas, CA | Physician Assistant | $70,874.16 |
| Sarah Laub | New Albany, OH | Physician Assistant | $46,744.53 |
| Najjia Mahmoud | Philadelphia, PA | Colon & Rectal Surgery | $32,943.75 |
| Emily Billstein | Durango, CO | Physician Assistant | $26,953.36 |
| Gerald Buchert | Bellaire, TX | Surgical | $26,016.45 |
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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.