Viper
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Viper. "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 Viper, 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 Viper
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Viper. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Heary | Newark, NJ | Neurological Surgery | $310,912.19 |
| Andrew Sama | Ny, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $50,375.70 |
| Daniel Sciubba | Baltimore, MD | Neurological Surgery | $47,564.91 |
| Michael Wang | Miami, FL | Neurological Surgery | $39,813.28 |
| Dana Adkins | Valhalla, NY | Neurological Surgery | $38,864.26 |
| Rajesh Arakal | Plano, TX | $34,813.40 | |
| Melissa Erickson | Durham, NC | Orthopaedic Surgery | $27,836.03 |
| Ngoc-Lam Nguyen | Sarasota, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $22,477.50 |
| Kenneth Nwosu | Torrance, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $22,359.17 |
| Daniel Wesche | Flagstaff, AZ | Surgery | $17,335.00 |
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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.