Spark
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Spark. "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 Spark, 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 Spark
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Spark. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Depascale | Mystic, CT | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $175,843.44 |
| Trevor Nichols | Queen Creek, AZ | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $173,290.71 |
| William Dischinger | Lake Oswego, OR | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $133,973.37 |
| Alyssa Emory | Sherman, TX | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $121,308.40 |
| Mark Coreil | Ville Platte, LA | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $100,452.65 |
| Chad Gage | Parker, CO | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $96,188.22 |
| Michael Bicknell | Elmhurst, IL | Dentist | $85,434.89 |
| Manika Agarwal | Elmhurst, IL | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $72,034.11 |
| Michael Mayhew | Boone, NC | Pediatric Dentistry | $57,161.17 |
| Marc Olsen | Billings, MT | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $56,642.31 |
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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.