Device Orthopaedic

Superball

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

$110Kassociated payments (2023-2025)
86clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2023 $10K
2024 $34K
2025 $67K

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Surgery $52K
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $51K
Orthopaedic Trauma $2,654
Hand Surgery $1,614
Foot and Ankle Surgery $560
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $407

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

Clinicians most associated with Superball

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Superball. 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)
Theodore Shybut Valencia, CA Orthopaedic Surgery $13,327.94
Jack Anavian Providence, RI Orthopaedic Surgery $12,616.29
Elan Golan Snellville, GA Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $8,156.20
Philip Davidson Park City, UT Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $7,229.22
Robert Meislin New York, NY Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $5,700.00
David Flanigan Columbus, OH Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $5,408.09
Kenneth Zaslav Richmond, VA Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $4,827.53
Etan Sugarman Des Plaines, IL Orthopaedic Surgery $4,824.11
Gary Levengood Lawrenceville, GA Orthopaedic Surgery $3,421.24
Sean Mcmillan Burlington, NJ Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $2,500.00

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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.