Vital
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Vital. "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 Vital, 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 Vital
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Vital. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Barry | Las Vegas, NV | Orthopaedic Surgery | $1,650,000.00 |
| Michael Vitale | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $894,581.63 |
| Han Kim | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $761,958.52 |
| Justin Smith | Charlottesville, VA | Neurological Surgery | $713,208.43 |
| David Skaggs | Los Angeles, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $672,437.72 |
| Frank Schwab | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $629,008.77 |
| Amer Samdani | Philadelphia, PA | Neurological Surgery | $532,287.74 |
| Bradford Currier | Rochester, MN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $354,049.52 |
| Larry Khoo | Los Angeles, CA | Neurological Surgery | $244,897.48 |
| John Braun | Waterbury Center, VT | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $228,072.48 |
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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.