Safeguard
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Safeguard. "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 Safeguard, 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 Safeguard
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Safeguard. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Wagner | Atlanta, GA | Hand Surgery | $3,000.00 |
| Nathan Morrell | Albuquerque, NM | Hand Surgery | $3,000.00 |
| Matthew Belton | Aurora, CO | Hand Surgery | $366.50 |
| Stephen Troum | Southlake, TX | Surgery of The Hand (Surgery) | $98.09 |
| Laura Kaiser | Boulder, CO | Physician Assistant | $59.76 |
| Dominik Rog | Boulder, CO | Hand Surgery | $59.75 |
| Stephanie Stephens | Irving, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery | $54.81 |
| Madonna Henry | Statesboro, GA | Physician Assistant | $44.92 |
| Don Aaron | Savannah, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $44.92 |
| Jessica Billig | Dallas, TX | Plastic Surgery | $44.83 |
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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.