Device Spine/Spine Surgery

Preserve Alif

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

$163associated payments (2023-2025)
2clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2024 $163

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Surgery $102
Orthopaedic Surgery $61.46

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

Clinicians most associated with Preserve Alif

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Preserve Alif. 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)
Richard Nguyen Los Gatos, CA Surgery $101.88
Christian Athanassious Santa Rosa, CA Orthopaedic Surgery $61.46

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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.