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Sharpshooter

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

$8,288associated payments (2023-2025)
124clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2023 $2,395
2024 $2,928
2025 $2,965

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Surgery $4,851
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $1,656
Physician Assistant $288
General Practice $258
Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $225
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $159

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

Clinicians most associated with Sharpshooter

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Sharpshooter. 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)
Thomas Kovack Dublin, OH Orthopaedic Surgery $267.03
Connor Venrick Fort Bragg, NC Orthopaedic Surgery $258.24
Benjamin Bedford New York, NY Orthopaedic Surgery $229.58
Fredric Kleinbart Hamilton, NJ Orthopaedic Surgery $175.00
Craig Smith Columbus, OH Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $159.21
Kelvin Luu Columbus, OH Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $159.21
Connor Prusz Columbus, OH Physician Assistant $134.82
Adam Mann Tripler Army Medical Center, HI Orthopaedic Surgery $129.12
Anthony Magee Tripler Army Medical Center, HI General Practice $129.12
Craig Bottoni Tripler Army Medical Center, HI Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $129.12

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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.