Silverback
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Silverback. "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 Silverback, 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 Silverback
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Silverback. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Prissel | Worthington, OH | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $775.11 |
| Charles Saltzman | Salt Lake City, UT | Orthopaedic Surgery | $277.01 |
| David Waters | Hastings, NE | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $274.70 |
| Bryce Bucklew | Kansas City, MO | $205.28 | |
| Simon Burke | Kansas City, MO | $190.33 | |
| Kevin Schafer | New York, NY | Foot and Ankle Surgery | $164.88 |
| Anna Green | Warrenton, VA | Hand Surgery | $164.88 |
| Justin Fleming | Somerset, NJ | Podiatrist | $164.88 |
| Joanne Balkaran | Tavares, FL | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $149.56 |
| Paul Thurston | Orange City, FL | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $149.56 |
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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.