Vesuvius
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Vesuvius. "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 Vesuvius, 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 Vesuvius
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Vesuvius. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Petraglia | Bethel Park, PA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $321.81 |
| Bethany Alabek | Bethel Park, PA | Physician Assistant | $300.19 |
| Devon Haydon | Clearwater, FL | Neurological Surgery | $213.75 |
| Tung Nguyen | Nashua, NH | Neurological Surgery | $113.51 |
| Michael Kakareka | West Reading, PA | Neurological Surgery | $102.25 |
| Kenneth Foxx | Johnson City, NY | Neurological Surgery | $99.25 |
| Andrew Alvarez | Orlando, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery | $96.31 |
| Richard Tallarico | East Syracuse, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $93.35 |
| Asem Salma | Lima, OH | Neurological Surgery | $76.67 |
| Kevin Debiparshad | Las Vegas, NV | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $73.34 |
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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.