Spine
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Spine. "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 Spine, 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 Spine
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Spine. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Jackson | North Kansas City, MO | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $149,915.14 |
| Jang Yoon | San Francisco, CA | Neurological Surgery | $26,015.41 |
| Peter Shin | Albuquerque, NM | Neurological Surgery | $6,349.34 |
| Paul Salinas | Frisco, TX | Neurological Surgery | $4,263.90 |
| Adedayo Ashana | Raleigh, NC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $4,047.28 |
| Kevin Huang | Boston, MA | Neurological Surgery | $3,955.31 |
| Andrew Simpson | Boston, MA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,644.00 |
| Douglas Linville | Atanta, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $2,148.80 |
| Stewart Kerr | Fairbanks, AK | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $1,405.73 |
| Akash Shah | Larkspur, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,031.79 |
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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.