Riptide
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Riptide. "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 Riptide, 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 Riptide
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Riptide. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melhem Ghaleb | El Paso, TX | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $3,727.33 |
| David Stewart | Chicago, IL | Interventional Cardiology | $3,407.88 |
| Christopher Stampe | Plymouth, MN | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $2,925.00 |
| Osmanuddin Ahmed | Chicago, IL | Diagnostic Radiology | $750.00 |
| Michael Rosenberg | Aurora, CO | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $149.80 |
| Osman Ahmed | Tucker, GA | Cardiovascular Disease | $58.30 |
| Ezana Azene | La Crosse, WI | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $45.75 |
| Prateek Sahgal | Minneapolis, MN | Diagnostic Radiology | $45.75 |
| Anne Alexandrov | Memphis, TN | Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) | $38.23 |
| Violiza Acosta | Memphis, TN | Vascular Neurology | $38.22 |
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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.