Vascband
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Vascband. "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 Vascband, 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 Vascband
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Vascband. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Charitakis | Houston, TX | Interventional Cardiology | $151.35 |
| Nils Johnson | Houston, TX | Cardiovascular Disease | $151.35 |
| Salman Arain | Houston, TX | Interventional Cardiology | $151.35 |
| Hildreth Anderson | Houston, TX | Cardiovascular Disease | $126.65 |
| Abhijeet Dhoble | Houston, TX | Interventional Cardiology | $126.65 |
| Richard Smalling | Houston, TX | Cardiovascular Disease | $126.65 |
| Michael Hust | Cypress, TX | Interventional Cardiology | $126.65 |
| Bhavanadhar Penta | New York, NY | Interventional Cardiology | $62.45 |
| Carrie Sepke | Boston, MA | Medical | $59.40 |
| Kaitlyn O'Gorman | West Columbia, SC | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | $46.39 |
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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.