Synthesis
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Synthesis. "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 Synthesis, 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 Synthesis
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Synthesis. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Von Bargen | North Charleston, SC | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $129.33 |
| Stanley Cox | Brookhaven, GA | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $119.38 |
| Kevin Baharvand | The Colony, TX | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $97.56 |
| Bret Freedman | Dunwoody, GA | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $93.52 |
| Kelly Klontz | Oklahoma City, OK | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $90.44 |
| Laurie Parks | Frisco, TX | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $81.11 |
| Erica Reed | White Oak, PA | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $75.38 |
| Anshuman Sethi | Jenkintown, PA | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $61.65 |
| Sonia Comas | La Place, LA | Dentist | $57.17 |
| Omar Issa | Plano, TX | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $42.99 |
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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.