Spherika
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Spherika. "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 Spherika, 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 Spherika
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Spherika. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Howell | Sacramento, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $174,967.90 |
| David Crawford | New Albany, OH | Orthopaedic Surgery | $5,250.00 |
| Christopher Boone | Bellevue, WA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $884.40 |
| Ian Tuznik | Travis Afb, CA | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $884.40 |
| Alexander Nedopil | Lodi, CA | Surgery | $832.57 |
| William Byrd | Virginia Beach, VA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $819.92 |
| David Scott | Spokane, WA | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $818.68 |
| Joseph Greene | Louisville, KY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $808.47 |
| Marcus Ford | Fort Worth, TX | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $702.51 |
| Ajay Premkumar | Atlanta, GA | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | $702.51 |
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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.