Xpand / Xpand-R
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Xpand / Xpand-R. "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 Xpand / Xpand-R, 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 Xpand / Xpand-R
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Xpand / Xpand-R. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajiv Saigal | Fremont, CA | Neurological Surgery | $18,181.69 |
| Nima Salari | Phoenix, AZ | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $9,762.56 |
| Paul Park | Memphis, TN | Neurological Surgery | $7,679.32 |
| Micah Smith | Fort Wayne, IN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $6,961.93 |
| Michele Johnson | Atlanta, GA | Neurological Surgery | $6,753.24 |
| Ian Dorward | Provo, UT | Neurological Surgery | $6,650.00 |
| Praveen Yalamanchili | Atlanta, GA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $4,000.00 |
| Glenn Russo | Hamden, CT | Orthopaedic Surgery | $79.85 |
| Shirvinda Wijesekera | Hamden, CT | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $79.84 |
| Luis Kolb | New Haven, CT | Neurological Surgery | $79.84 |
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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.