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Watchtower

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

$8,297associated payments (2023-2025)
18clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2023 $156
2024 $2,126
2025 $6,015

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $4,630
Orthopaedic Surgery $2,803
Neurological Surgery $465
Interventional Pain Medicine $305
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $94.11

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

Clinicians most associated with Watchtower

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Watchtower. 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)
Aaron Creek Miramar Beach, FL Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $4,200.00
Simon Chao North Easton, MA Orthopaedic Surgery $1,065.28
Mark Grubb Cleveland, OH Orthopaedic Surgery $1,044.43
Jonathan Hyde Miami Beach, FL Orthopaedic Surgery $341.38
Hunaldo Villalobos Orlando, FL Neurological Surgery $291.23
Robert Norton Boca Raton, FL Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $211.14
Brian Burrough Boca Raton, FL Interventional Pain Medicine $211.14
Paul Tortolani Towson, MD Orthopaedic Surgery $140.82
John Kelleher Hershey, PA Neurological Surgery $135.11
Harish Kempegowda Paris, IL Orthopaedic Surgery $118.58

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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.