Xcela
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Xcela. "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 Xcela, 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 Xcela
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Xcela. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Pianka | Meriden, CT | Family | $65.56 |
| James Burch | Norwich, CT | Diagnostic Radiology | $47.20 |
| Herb Lustberg | Norwich, CT | Diagnostic Radiology | $47.20 |
| Luke Higgins | Baltimore, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | $23.06 |
| Kei Yamada | Atlanta, GA | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $23.06 |
| Nathan Frenk | Boston, MA | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $23.06 |
| Richard Detwiler | Placerville, CA | Surgery | $22.16 |
| Delandy Mcconnell | Placerville, CA | Surgery | $22.16 |
| Gordon Fahey | Lodi, CA | Surgery | $22.16 |
| Melhem Ghaleb | El Paso, TX | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $17.08 |
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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.