Pinnacle Altrx
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Pinnacle Altrx. "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 Pinnacle Altrx, 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 Pinnacle Altrx
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Pinnacle Altrx. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Bhagia | Santa Monica, CA | Surgery | $53,651.11 |
| Derek Ward | San Francisco, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $23,176.81 |
| Mark Lane | Marietta, OH | Orthopaedic Surgery | $11,400.00 |
| Joseph Novotny | Bloomington, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $8,300.00 |
| Jessica Woodcock | New Bern, NC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $6,000.00 |
| Riley Hale | Fort Collins, CO | Orthopaedic Surgery | $3,219.50 |
| Stanley Dysart | Marietta, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,030.00 |
| John-Martin Lu | Tucson, AZ | Orthopaedic Surgery | $99.97 |
| Alexander Vlahu | La Jolla, CA | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $99.97 |
| Christopher Blum | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $76.72 |
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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.