Saffron
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Saffron. "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 Saffron, 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 Saffron
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Saffron. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Lucente | Allentown, PA | Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) | $2,956.01 |
| Melanie Santos | Fullerton, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | $1,489.29 |
| Costas Apostolis | Strongsville, OH | Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) | $1,263.42 |
| Marjorie Harvill-Brooks | Medford, OR | Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) | $1,047.17 |
| Timothy Hutchings | Medford, OR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | $1,029.44 |
| Diego Illanes | Milford, MA | Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) | $1,011.25 |
| Heather Van Raalte | Princeton, NJ | Gynecology | $848.71 |
| William Porter | Charlotte, NC | Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) | $809.24 |
| Cheau Williams | Moultrie, GA | Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology) | $667.42 |
| Nicole Szell | Largo, FL | Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology) | $635.67 |
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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.