Vitality
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Vitality. "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 Vitality, 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 Vitality
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Vitality. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amer Samdani | Philadelphia, PA | Neurological Surgery | $401,030.08 |
| David Skaggs | Los Angeles, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $317,040.34 |
| Frank Schwab | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $258,480.75 |
| John Braun | Waterbury Center, VT | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $244,411.39 |
| Clifford Tribus | Madison, WI | Orthopaedic Surgery | $244,087.57 |
| Kern Singh | Chicago, IL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $243,754.99 |
| Amir Mehbod | Minneapolis, MN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $238,688.36 |
| Annalise Larson | Rochester, MN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $182,415.33 |
| Justin Smith | Charlottesville, VA | Neurological Surgery | $105,078.36 |
| Michael Vitale | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $104,690.86 |
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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.