Device Devices

Sonastar

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

$1,698associated payments (2023-2025)
41clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2023 $336
2024 $621
2025 $741

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Neurological Surgery $987
Surgical Oncology $225
Surgery $145
Family $67.98
Obstetrics & Gynecology $56.45
Advanced Practice Midwife $39.98

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

Clinicians most associated with Sonastar

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Sonastar. 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)
Edvin Telemi Los Angeles, CA Neurological Surgery $137.28
Tarek Mansour Jacksonville, FL Neurological Surgery $137.28
Sanjay Munireddy Albany, GA Surgical Oncology $105.58
Troy Kimsey Knoxville, TN Surgical Oncology $87.07
Richard Garling Detroit, MI Neurological Surgery $85.51
Zubair Ahammad Toledo, OH Neurological Surgery $64.29
George West Houston, TX Neurological Surgery $57.67
Azadeh Farin Long Beach, CA Neurological Surgery $56.92
Farzad Massoudi Laguna Hills, CA Neurological Surgery $49.45
Brian Hwang Laguna Hills, CA Neurological Surgery $49.45

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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.