Sterling
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Sterling. "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 Sterling, 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 Sterling
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Sterling. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankur Lodha | Lafayette, LA | Interventional Cardiology | $11,325.66 |
| Matthew Whitbeck | Coon Rapids, MN | Cardiovascular Disease | $4,340.79 |
| Fahad Shuja | Rochester, MN | Vascular Surgery | $3,138.16 |
| Michael Rosenberg | Minneapolis, MN | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $2,655.13 |
| Christopher Leville | Saint Cloud, MN | Vascular Surgery | $1,818.89 |
| Christopher Stampe | Plymouth, MN | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $1,817.15 |
| Shailendra Singh | Allentown, PA | Interventional Cardiology | $213.06 |
| Christopher Cappellini | Edison, NJ | Vascular Surgery | $153.29 |
| Geoffrey Wong | South Plainfield, NJ | Vascular Surgery | $153.29 |
| John Adeniyi | Bridgeport, WV | Vascular Surgery | $93.70 |
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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.