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Vlift

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Vlift. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$37Kassociated payments (2023-2025)
22clinicians with associated payments
2companies reporting

By year

2023 $11K
2024 $14K
2025 $13K

Payments reported as associated with Vlift, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Surgery $33K
Vascular Surgery $1,920
Neurological Surgery $1,625
Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $288
Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) $238
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $113

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Vlift

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Vlift. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Jeffrey Fischgrund Southfield, MI Orthopaedic Surgery $18,750.00
Jad Khalil Southfield, MI Orthopaedic Surgery $9,375.00
Burt Yaszay Seattle, WA Orthopaedic Surgery $4,500.00
Richard Coats Lees Summit, MO Vascular Surgery $1,920.00
Joseph Koziol West Orange, NJ Neurological Surgery $464.96
Kevin Zhao Red Bank, NJ Neurological Surgery $301.21
Grant Arzumanov Red Bank, NJ Neurological Surgery $301.21
Scott Meyer Morristown, NJ Neurological Surgery $238.26
Gina Rizzo Morristown, NJ Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) $238.26
Otakar Hubschmann West Orange, NJ Neurological Surgery $163.75

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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.