Tlif
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Tlif. "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 Tlif, 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 Tlif
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Tlif. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Tohmeh | Spokane, WA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $397,700.31 |
| P Ronjon Paul | Naperville, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $105,749.11 |
| Gurvinder Deol | Raleigh, NC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $46,305.86 |
| Kunwar Khalsa | Phoenix, AZ | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $40,975.00 |
| James Hale | Teaneck, NJ | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $28,784.46 |
| Emmanuel Menga | Miami, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $22,844.42 |
| Christopher Summa | Soquel, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $16,772.60 |
| Igor De Castro | Macon, GA | Neurological Surgery | $15,896.58 |
| Fernando Villamil | San Juan, PR | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $14,237.77 |
| Seyed Kalantar | Washington, DC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $14,023.33 |
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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.